Installing HotDocs Hub without User Management

The HotDocs Hub can be installed without the User Hub component. This allows system administrators to use their own security arrangements for securing access to the Hub.

It is strongly recommended that this configuration of the HotDocs Hub is not deployed on an extranet or public-facing server.

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Prerequisites

See HotDocs Hub System Requirements for a full list of prerequisites.

Configure Internet Information Services (IIS) to use HTTPS

When using the HotDocs Hub as part of an on-premise solution, the IIS web site where Hub is installed must use HTTPS. For more information on configuring HTTPS in IIS, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/324069.

Installation

To install the HotDocs Hub without User Management

1. Open the Windows Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Navigate to the directory containing the HotDocs Hub installation files.
3. Run the HotDocs Hub installer.
4. Click Next.
5. Accept the License Agreement terms and click Next.
6. Select the Entire feature will be unavailable option for the following components:
   • User Authentication
7. Select the Will be installed on the local hard drive option for the following components:
   • Core
8. (Optional) click Browse to change the default installation directory.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Install.
11. Click Finish.

To run additional installation scripts

1. Extract the Post-Installation Files zip file provided with the HotDocs Hub installer.
2. Run Powershell as an administrator.
3. Change the directory to the Post-Installation Files > Scripts folder.
4. (Optional) Edit the Invoke.ps1 script in a text editor to customize the installation parameters; see Post-Installation Script Parameters for more information.
5. Run the Invoke.ps1 script in Powershell, using the following command:
   .\Invoke.ps1 -EnableOAuth2 enable-oauth2 -SqlServer "sql-server-name" -SqlUser sql-username -SqlPass sql-password -IisWebSite "website-name" -IisHostName "host-name" -IisAppRoot "hub-application-root
   Where:
• enable-oauth2 – enable OAuth2 authentication; either true or false.
• sql-server-name – name of the SQL Server where the Hub databases are installed; e.g. .\sqlexpress.
• sql-username – name of user that has read and write permissions to the Hub databases.
• sql-password – password associated with the user above.
• website-name – name of the website under which HotDocs Hub is installed; e.g. Default Web Site.
• host-name – name of the server on which the HotDocs Hub is installed, e.g. exampleserver01.
• hub-application-root – path to root installation directory containing the HotDocs Hub applications; e.g. C:\inetpub\wwwroot.

HotDocs Hub is now installed.

Next Steps

1. Install HotDocs Server
2. Install HotDocs Web Services
3. Install HotDocs Developer for template authors.
4. Install the Upload Plugin for HotDocs Developer