Download and Installation

Depending on where you received or viewed this documentation from, we we want to make it clear and obvious that to get the geniune and most recent installation package for JobServer.NET, all you need to do is go to https://jobserver.net/downloads. The installation package allows you to choose if you are installing just the Service, Manager, or other related tools. So only the one installer is needed no matter which parts of JobServer.NET you need to setup. When you run the installer, it will default to installing most of the options. If you only need Manager, then deselect all options except the Manager. Otherwise for most installations, the default options are all you need.

When the installer runs, any prerequisites that are not detected will be prompted for installation, such as minimum required Microsoft .NET Framework. Once the installer has completed, the Service will be running in the background which can be seen by viewing the Windows Services app (previously also found in Control Panel in older OS versions). It should provide you with the option to start the newly installed Manager application.

When running the Manager application, it should become apparent that JobServer.NET integrates immediately into your existing network configuration. There is not a default account or password to connect the Manager application to the Service application as due to this integration with Windows security, your login to JobServer.NET is tied to your Windows network or machine credentials. Thus, to login the first time, your available methods will depend on if your machine is running as a domain member on your network or is a standalone or workgroup machine.

For machines that are domain members, then your login credentials are your standard Active Directory network credentials for any accounts that are administrators or have had JobServer.NET based groups assigned to them. See the Authentication Options section if you prefer to use accounts that are not administrators.

For machines that are not domain members, then your login credentials are your local machine-based login credentials. This means you just use the same login and password you would use to login to an administrator account on the machine. The same JobServer.NET based groups can be defined on a local machine’s accounts if you prefer to not use the administrator account(s).

Once you successfully login for the first time on a given machine with a new installation, you will be automatically prompted to create your first job. If you have any trouble logging into the Manager application, see the online guide at https://kb.jobserver.net/Q100001 for a guided tour on diagnosing issues with connections or authentication.

The rest of this section will walk you through the basics of setting up and creating some example jobs and getting you familiar with the overall features you need to get started with using JobServer.NET.