Non-GUI Environments

Learn about connecting the Couchdrop agent in a Non-GUI environment

Overview

You can install the Couchdrop Windows Agent on a server without using the graphical interface.

This process involves configuring the Couchdrop Cloud Connector on a workstation first, copying its configuration to the server, installing the agent silently, and then running it as a Windows service.

Install and configure the agent on a workstation

First, install and configure the Couchdrop Agent on a workstation where you can use the graphical interface.

For configuration instructions, see the Windows / Mac File Server guide.

Once the agent is installed and connected, browse to:

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\CouchdropCloudConnector

Copy the following to a location that you can access from the target server:

• configuration.conf

• The Couchdrop Cloud Connector installer

Once these files have been copied, you can uninstall the agent from the workstation if it is no longer required there.

Set up the agent on the server

1

Open Command Prompt as Administrator

On the target server, open Command Prompt as an administrator.

Navigate to the location where you copied the Couchdrop Cloud Connector installer and configuration.conf.

2

Install the agent silently

Run the Couchdrop Cloud Connector installer using the /quiet option.

For example:

C:\Couchdrop\couchdrop-cloud-connector-installer.msi /quiet

Your installer path may be different depending on where you copied the file.

3

Copy the agent configuration

After installation, browse to:

C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\CouchdropCloudConnector

If the CouchdropCloudConnector folder does not exist, create it under AppData\Local.

Copy configuration.conf from the workstation into this folder.

4

Install the agent as a service

Configure the Couchdrop Agent to run as a Windows service.

See Running the Couchdrop Agent as a Service for the full service configuration instructions.

You do not need to install the agent again. Continue from the section that instructs you to run:

.\couchdrop-cloud-connector-service.exe install

Complete the remaining service setup steps and confirm that the service is running.

5

Verify the connection in Couchdrop

Once the service is running, open Couchdrop and check the Couchdrop Cloud Connector integration.

Confirm that the integration shows a successful connection.