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# 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](/storage/local-storage.md).

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

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### 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`.
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### 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.
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### 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.
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### Install the agent as a service

Configure the Couchdrop Agent to run as a Windows service.

See [Running the Couchdrop Agent as a Service](/storage/local-storage/running-the-couchdrop-agent-as-a-service.md) 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.
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### 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.
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