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--- cobi.wms:print_service [2023/05/24 15:30] – tkammer
+++ cobi.wms:print_service [2023/06/23 08:54] (current) – [Installing the COBI.wms Print Service] tkammer
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 ===== Installing the COBI.wms Print Service =====
-Download: {{cobiwms-print-service.zip}}
+First of all, make sure that a recent version of the Microsoft .NET Framework is installed.
-  - Extract the contents of ''cobiwms-print-service.zip'' to ''C:\cobiwms-print-service\''.
+Download the program here: {{cobiwms-print-service.zip}}
-  - Run the following command in ''cmd.exe'' or PowerShell: ''C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe C:\cobiwms-print-service\cobiwms-print-service.exe''
-  - Create ''C:\cobiwms-print-service\config.json'' with contents like below.
+  - Extract the ZIP into a folder called exactly ''C:\cobiwms-print-service\''.
-  - You can now start/stop the service from the MS Windows ''Services'' application.
+  - Open the folder, right-click on ''cobiwms-print-service.exe'' and open its Properties.
+  - At the bottom of the Properties window, check "Unblock" and confirm.  (If you can't see "Unblock", skip this step.)
+  - Start ''cmd.exe'' or ''PowerShell'' as Administrator.
+  - Enter this command: ''C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework64\v4.0.30319\InstallUtil.exe C:\cobiwms-print-service\cobiwms-print-service.exe''
+  - Create the file ''C:\cobiwms-print-service\config.json'' with contents like below.
+**Note:** Currently it is not supported to install the service under any other path than ''C:\cobiwms-print-service\''; please contact ''support@cobisoft.de'' if this poses a problem for you.
+After the service is installed and the configuration file is created, you can start/stop the service from the MS Windows **Services** application.
 Example config for single-tenant setup (e.g. on-premises or private cloud):