Installation

This page describes how to install beLow solution step by step on Windows.

Preparation

First, be sure to meet all hardware and software requirements.

Get installer

You can get the latest Windows package for your distribution from WedoLow's sales.

Installation

Docker must be running during installation.

First, unzip the downloaded .zip archive in a directory of your machine, and run the .msi file extracted from the archive by double-clicking on it.

Unzipping the archive is compulsory, running the .msi file directly from the archive will make the installation fail.

Setup welcome message

Click Next and accept the license agreement to continue.

Choose your setup.

Setup type selection

For a classical usage, select Complete or Typical. Click Next, then Install. In Custom mode you may select:

• Everything for a full installation

• UI for UI installation only

• beLowCTL for server installation only

• runner for runner installation only

Install confirmation screen

Install in progress

During the installation, one or multiple terminal will pop up to run some post-installation commands, such as installation of Visual C++ Redistributables if not already installed on your machine or beLow's Docker images import.

Do not close the terminals, or the installation will fail and need to be repaired (see FAQ / Troubleshooting section).

Post-installation commands being run

Removal

You may remove beLow in Apps & features section of Windows.

Uninstall beLow

Find beLow, click Uninstall and follow the instructions.

Offline

You must have a zip file containing the required docker images. This file is provided by Wedolow.

1. Do the installation as explained before

2. Unzip the provided file on your desktop

3. Open a PowerShell terminal and run the following commands (assuming your username is myName):

belowctl-headless docker-images import --input c:\Users\myName\desktop\docker-images-export