Install the HotDocs Hub with User Management

The HotDocs Hub installer installs the core Hub components – Template Hub, User Hub, Interview Service – and their user interfaces.

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Prerequisites

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

Configure Internet Information Services (IIS) to use HTTPS

The IIS website where Hub is installed must use HTTPS. See https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/324069 for more information on configuring HTTPS in IIS.

Installation

You must install the HotDocs Hub on the same machine where HotDocs Server and the HotDocs Web Service API are installed.

To install the HotDocs Hub

1. Run the HotDocs Hub installer.
2. Click Next.
3. Accept the License Agreement terms.
4. Click Next.
5. Optional: click Browse to change the default installation directory to the required location.
6. Click Next.
7. Click Install.
8. 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 Scripts folder, in the extracted Post-Installation Files 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.

Once the script finishes, HotDocs Hub is completely installed.

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