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Preparation Checklist

  • Check the System Requirements to make sure your system meets the necessary requirements.
  • Make sure that all Prerequisites are installed/available.
  • Prepare an account for the server's licensing by going to https://portal.smartsign.se and signing up.
  • Decide where your MSSQL database should be located. Install if needed.
    • Localhost (SQL Express)
    • Remote server
      • We recommend installing MS SQL Management Studio on the server regardless of where the database is located. This simplifies troubleshooting both during install and later.
  • Have credentials ready for the database.
    • During install we recommend that the user has the role DBCREATOR.
      • After install DBCREATOR can be removed if desired, but the user must be DBO for the application database.
  • Decide on which hostname to use.
    • We recommend creating a CNAME in DNS for a dedicated Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), i.e. "smartsign.example.com".
      • Using IP or the server's actual hostname will restrict and complicate the possibilities for future reconfiguration.
  • Have the necessary SMTP records/credentials prepared.