Installing a Custom Module in JobServer.NET

Once you have written your first custom module and built it, you will need to install it for JobServer.NET to be able to use it in your own jobs. Currently, this is a simple manual process that does require for you to have administrative access to the folder your JobServer.NET application is installed to. Typically, the default installation path for JobServer modules will be something like "C:\Program Files\XCENT\JobServer.NET\Modules". Once you locate this folder, we recommend creating a folder within this using the name of your organization. If you might have a number of custom modules, then another recommendation would be to even add an additional sub-folder under your organizational folder with the department or process name that is suited for you modules. JobServer.NET will automatically search through all folders in the Modules branch so you are able to create any organizational structure you might want for managing and deploying a variety of custom modules.

When you have decided on your folder naming convention, all you need to do to deploy your custom module is to copy all the compiled files (DLLs, etc.) from the Visual Studio output folder to this folder. Once the files are copied to here, JobServer.NET should detect that they have been added and you should now be able to select your custom module just like if it was any of the other installed modules.