Installation

The installation process for DeployR Community is simple: launch the installer, accept the license terms, provide a few configuration details, and let it handle the rest.

Extract the TwoPint.DeployRCommunity.exe file from the downloaded .zip file. Run this elevated:

Intially, you will see a splash screen:

Next, you will be shown the license terms. Review these terms, check the box saying "I agree to the license terms and conditions," and click Next to continue.

Finally, configure DeployR Community as required:

• Specify the product key that you were provided by e-mail after completing the registration process.

• Specify the fully-qualified domain name for this computer.

• Choose whether to respond to PXE requests or not. If you have an existing PXE solution (e.g. WDS, Configuration Manager, etc.) you might not want to enable this yet. If you uncheck the "Response to PXE requests" option, the 2PXE service will be installed but it will not respond to boot requests until you enable that option in the "Configure 2PXE" configuration editor app at some later point.

• Choose a location to be used for DeployR content or accept the default. By default, all of the content will be placed in "C:\ProgramData\2Pint Software\DeployR" but you can choose another location or drive if you prefer. (This can be moved later by copying it to a new location and then using the "Configure DeployR" configuration editor app to tell it where to find it, but it's easier if you choose the desired location from the start.)

Once these are configured, click "Install" to start the installation process.

During the installation process, all the required Microsoft dependencies will automatically be downloaded and installed if they are not already present:

• .NET 10

• PowerShell 7.6

• Assessment and Deployment Kit, version 26100.2454

This could take a while, depending on your internet connection speed.

Once those dependencies are installed, the 2Pint Software products that make up DeployR Community are then automatically installed and configured:

• StifleR Server, providing infrastructure services to support the other products.

• StifleR Dashboard, providing the web-based portal for administering DeployR.

• 2PXE, providing iPXE-based PXE booting functionality.

• DeployR itself.

Once those installations are complete, click the link below "Local administration":

Authenticate to the dashboard if prompted. (You can avoid this prompt when using Edge if you add the domain name to the Local Intranet or Trusted Sites zones in Windows.) Once authenticated, the dashboard will appear:

Clicking on the nodes under "DeployR" will show the pre-created content that is provided with DeployR. If you see a message saying "Service is starting" don't be alarmed; the initialization process can take a few minutes. Refresh the page and you should be able to see a single task sequence, many step defintions, a number of content items, and two boot image definitions.

Congratulations, DeployR Community is now installed and configured. See the Getting Startedsection for next steps.

DeployR Community will be preconfigured with a passcode of "DeployR". This must be entered by anyone attempting to run a DeployR task sequence. This can be changed, or other security methods can be configured, by following the instructions in the Securingsection.