Installing using PowerShell

The following tutorial shows how to install DS Server using PowerShell.

  1. Download the ZIP file from the online store (DS-0300-XB.zip) that contains all the required files for your private DS Server installation.

  2. Create a file named Install-DSServer.ps1, open it using any editor and paste the following content into it:

    # Unzip the application to "C:\DocumentServices"
    ​
    Expand-Archive -Path DS-0300-XB.zip -DestinationPath C:\DocumentServices
    ​
    # Install IIS
    ​
    Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-WebServerRole
    Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-WebServer
    Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-CommonHttpFeatures
    Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName IIS-WebSockets
    ​
    # Download and install Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2013
    ​
    Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile vc_redist.x64.exe https://download.microsoft.com/download/2/E/6/2E61CFA4-993B-4DD4-91DA-3737CD5CD6E3/vcredist_x64.exe
    Start-Process "vc_redist.x64.exe" -ArgumentList "/passive" -wait -Passthru
    del vc_redist.x64.exe
            
    # Download and install Visual C++ Redistributable Packages for Visual Studio 2015
    ​
    Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile vc_redist.x64.exe https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/A/A/6AA4EDFF-645B-48C5-81CC-ED5963AEAD48/vc_redist.x64.exe
    Start-Process "vc_redist.x64.exe" -ArgumentList "/passive" -wait -Passthru
    del vc_redist.x64.exe
            
    # Install ASP.NET Core Runtime
    # Checksum and direct link from: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/permalink/dotnetcore-current-windows-runtime-bundle-installer
    ​
    Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile dotnet-hosting-6.0.9-win.exe https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/eaa3eab9-cc21-44b5-a4e4-af31ee73b9fa/d8ad75d525dec0a30b52adc990796b11/dotnet-hosting-6.0.9-win.exe
    ​
    Start-Process "dotnet-hosting-6.0.9-win.exe" -ArgumentList "/passive" -wait -Passthru
    Remove-Item -Force dotnet-hosting-6.0.9-win.exe
    ​
    # Install ASP.NET Desktop Runtime
    # Checksum and direct link from: https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/thank-you/runtime-desktop-6.0.9-windows-x64-installer
                    
    Invoke-WebRequest -OutFile windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.9-win-x64.exe https://download.visualstudio.microsoft.com/download/pr/fe8415d4-8a35-4af9-80a5-51306a96282d/05f9b2a1b4884238e69468e49b3a5453/windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.9-win-x64.exe;
            Start-Process "windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.9-win-x64.exe" -ArgumentList "/passive" -wait -Passthru;
            Remove-Item -Force windowsdesktop-runtime-6.0.9-win-x64.exe;
    ​
    # Create a new IIS ApplicationPool
            
    $appPoolName = 'DocumentServices'
    New-WebAppPool $appPoolName
    Import-Module WebAdministration
    $appPool = Get-Item IIS:\AppPools\$appPoolName
    $appPool.managedRuntimeVersion = ''
    $appPool | set-item
    ​
    $appPoolName = 'DocumentServices'
    $appName = 'DocumentServices'
    ​
    New-WebApplication -Name $appName -Site 'Default Web Site' -PhysicalPath C:\DocumentServices -ApplicationPool $appPoolName
    
  3. Open a PowerShell window with explicit Administrator rights and change the directory to the directory where your downloaded ZIP file is located.

  4. Type in the following command to elevate the execution policy:

    Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -Scope Process

  5. Execute the Install-DSServer.ps1 script:

    .\Install-DSServer.ps1