SpinFire Publish Prerequisites

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SpinFire Publish is a 64-bit server application that is fully browser based, with a scalable architecture utilizing a graph database and greater flexibility with action sequences.

Requirements

CAD Publisher Server

  • Windows OS:

    • Win Server 2022 64

    • Win Server 2025

  • Memory: 32GB or more

  • Disk Space: 100GB or more

Database Server

  • Windows OS:

    • Win Server 2022 64

    • Win Server 2025

  • Memory: 32GB or more

  • Disk Space: 100GB or more

Prerequisite Software

  • Internet Information Services

  • .NET 4.8.0

  • Microsoft Edge of Google Chrome

    • Note: Internet Explorer is no longer supported

Prerequisite Steps

There are a few steps required before installing SpinFire Manage. You’ll need to run PowerShell in administrator mode.

To do this:

  1. Go to the Start menu.

  2. Select Accessories > Windows PowerShell

  3. Right mouse click on Windows PowerShell and select Run as administrator.

Windows Server Setup

For Windows Server, add the following roles and features as described for the specified version.

Windows 11 Required Features

For Windows 11, these features are needed to be enabled for CAD Publisher.

To enable these in Windows 11,

  1. Launch Control Panel.
  2. Click Get Programs.
  3. Click Turn Windows features on or off.
  4. Expand Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features.
  5. Check .NET Extensibility 4.x.
  6. Check http://ASP.NET 4.x.
  7. Check ISAPI Extensions.
  8. Check ISAPI Filters.
  9. Expand http://ASP.NET 4.x
  10. Check HTTP Activation.
  11. Check Named Pipe Activation.
  12. Check and then Expand Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features.
  13. Check Default Document.
  14. Check Directory Browsing.
  15. Check HTTP Errors.
  16. Check Static Content.
  17. Click OK.
  18. After all the above steps have been completed, double check IIS is showing as installed when you search for it.

Windows 10 Standard Required Features

For Windows 10 web app servers, there are needed Windows features that need to be enabled.

To enable these in Windows 10,

  1. Launch Control Panel.
  2. Click Get Programs.
  3. Click Turn Windows features on or off.
  4. Expand Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Application Development Features.
  5. Check .NET Extensibility 3.5.
  6. Check .NET Extensibility 4.x.
  7. Check ASP.NET 3.5.
  8. Check ASP.NET 4.x.
  9. Check ISAPI Extensions.
  10. Check ISAPI Filters.
  11. Expand ASP.NET 4.x
  12. Check HTTP Activation.
  13. Check Named Pipe Activation.
  14. Check and then Expand Internet Information Services > World Wide Web Services > Common HTTP Features.
  15. Check Default Document.
  16. Check Directory Browsing.
  17. Check HTTP Errors.
  18. Check Static Content.
  19. Click OK.
  20. Double check IIS is showing as installed.

WinServer 2016 Required Roles and Features

For Windows Server 2016, add the roles and features as described for the 2012 R2 section, except for .Net 3.5.  You will have to install the other Roles and Features first, do a reboot, then install .Net 3.5.

Continue with the pre-installation items:

  • Copy/download the installation files to a single temporary folder. For example: C:\Centro\

  •  Open the “Turn Windows features on or off” window, and locate and check the following:

    • Windows 7: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 -> Windows Communication Foundation Non-HTTP Activation

    • Windows 8: .NET Framework 4.5 Advanced Features -> WCF Services -> Named Pipe Activation

    • Windows 10: .NET Framework 4.6 Advanced Features -> WCF Services -> Named Pipe Activation

  • If installing a One-Pager Dashboard, you must also install Web Deploy

    • Select Custom

    • Select IIS Deployment Handler

    • Select Management Services

WinServer 2019 Required Roles and Features

  1. From the Service Manager Dashboard, click Add Roles and Features.

  2. Click Next.

  3. Click Next.

  4. Select the server and click Next.

  5. Select Web Server (IIS) under Server Roles.

  6. Click Next.

  7. Select the pictured features

  8. Make sure this includes Message Queuing (MSMQ).

  9. Click Next.

  10. Click Add Features

  11. Add the services shown below for the Web Server Role.

  12. Confirm selections.

  13. Click Install.

Licensing

For licensing, please contact SpinFire Technical Support at spinfiresupport@techsoft3d.com

Warning

Do not apply a floating license to CAD Publisher. This is not supported and will cause unwanted results.