Start (double click on) the CostOS Server Setup. To avoid possible access privileges errors, right click on the installer, select Run as administrator and use administrator credentials if are needed.



Wait Wizard to load.



Read the License Agreement, click on I accept the agreement and then click on the Next button to continue.


 

 

Click on Next button to continue.


 

 

Please select the file directory you want CostOS Server to be installed on using, either the textbox or the Browse... button. Click on Next to continue.


 

 

IP address: Use the IP address that your Database Server machine is assigned to, based on the network that you want CostOS to be installed on.

(You may find your IPv4 address by opening a cmd window in this machine and using the command: <ipconfig>)

If this Server is meant to be accessed by CostOS Workstations installed on the same machine exclusively then use 127.0.0.1

Port: Use the static port that you set previously at the configuration of the Database Server-1433 by default.

Login name: use the Username of the user that you created at the configuration of the Database server.

Password: use the Password of the user that you created at the configuration of the Database server.

Database Name: Insert the name of your new Database that CostOS will use. . Please, do not use any spaces or special characters or connect to existing databases that have spaces or special characters. 

Just to add, that you are able to firstly create the 2 databases and then run the CostOS server installer. It's highly recommended to set your database collation to Latin1_General_CI_AS 


Untick the box Create database if not exist if you want to connect to an already existing database, to make sure you have successfully connected to it. If this is your first CostOS Server Installation, leave this option ticked.  
Click on the 'Next' button to continue.




 

 

 

Enable Filestream

This will work only if SQL Database is hosted in the same machine as CostOS Server and the database user you have inserted in the previous step has sufficient privileges. Otherwise please follow our guide to enable it manually and restart installation process. https://www.nomitech.net/confluence/display/COS/How+to+enable+Filestream

 

 

Below you may choose CostOS Server connectivity. Use the drop-down to choose Server IP if you want to have your installation accessible from other machines. Otherwise, choose '127.0.0.1'.
Port settings displayed are the default ones. You should modify the port settings if existing programs run on these ports or they are not available for any reason.
Leave other settings with the default options and click on 'Next'.


 

Tick the 'Install a concurrent license file' checkbox and use 'Browse ...' to import a concurrent license file if you have been given one. Ignore this if your have no idea what it is about.
Click on 'Next' to continue. 


 


Select Create windows service to have one installed- necessary to easily start and stop CostOS Server. You may also choose the name of the Service.
Choose if you want to have the server start automatically as a service on Windows Startup.
If the SQL Server is running on the same machine as the one you are at the moment, tick the relevant checkbox (Create sql server dependency). It will 'bind' the two services making the CostOS one stop or restart if the SQL one does so.


 
   


  Please wait for the installer to complete the CostOS server installation process.

 
 


Press 'OK' .

 
 

 


Use the drop down list to select default currency for your projects. You may modify this option later on with more Currencies as well.
Press 'Next' to continue.


 

Press 'Finish' to complete the installation.



 



FAQ 1. Q. (STEP 5) How do I know the credentials (username/password) that I should use here?
A.If you are not the one who did the Database Server Installation and configuration,do not remember the username or the password or both, or you do not understand what this is about, do the following.

  • Open the SQL SERVER 2014 MANAGEMENT STUDIO.
  • For Server name, the server IP of the machine that the server is installed. If it is installed on your machine, use '127.0.0.1,1433'. Click Connect.
  • Click on the cross next to Security to expand the folder, right click on the Logins folder that appears and click on 'New Login'. Choose  a login name, select 'SQL Server Authentication', choose a password, untick enforce password policy and from the list on the left click on Server Roles. Check all the tickboxes and click OK. Your new user is ready and you should be able to log in.


2. Q. I do not know what I should use as IP address. Where can I find it?
A.To see the IP address of your computer, as a member of your local network, please do the following:

  • Open a cmd window. To do so press simultaneously the windows logo button and the 'R' buttons on your keyboard, type cmd and press 'Enter'.
  • When the cmd window is open, type 'ipconfig' and press 'Enter'.
  • You can see your IP next to the 'IPv4 Address' text.

3. (STEP 5 ) Q. I follow all the steps but when I click next I see a message 'SQL Server Connection Error'. What should I do?
A.Check FAQ 1.

  • Make sure the Database Server Windows Service is running by doing the following:
    • Open the Windows Services list. To do so, on windows search type services and click on the Services or view local services result that appears.
    • Search for the installed Database Server Windows Service. Its name should resemble this: 'SQL Server (SQLEXPRESS)'.
    • Right click on it. If it is running, click on 'Restart'. If not, click on Properties, select as startup type 'Automatic', click on 'Start' and then 'OK'.
  • If you want to connect to an existent database, make sure you have typed its name correctly- it is Case-Sensitive.
    If you are attempting to connect using named instance name, please make sure that the Service SQL Server Browser for this instance is up and running. Also, be aware that using this method doesn't work for the default named SQL instances (MSSQLSERVER).
  • If nothing of the above works, try to do the same process with the option 'Encrypt database password' unticked and with your antivirus and Windows firewall disabled. If this solves the problem, contact your IT to configure your antivirus and network to allow the use of CostOS.

4.  Q(STEP 9) I get error messages during the waiting process. What should I do?
A. Make sure you have enough privileges to access the folder you are trying to install CostOS Server on. Also, there might just not be enough size on the disk, or Filestream has not been previously enabled and enabling it automatically failed, possibly due to criteria mentioned in STEP 6 not being met.

If you are not sure about this, contact your System Administrator or IT Manager.
 
If you keep facing issues and the F.A.Q. paragraph did not help you solve them, you you are as always more than welcome to use our Service Desk
 
or alternatively send the request e-mail to support@nomitech.net