Installing the Host

Silent install

This page is for the administrator who deploys the Remotle host to Windows workstations with a management tool or a script. The installers are described on Installing on Windows.

Silent install with the setup program

Run the setup program with /quiet from an administrator prompt, or as SYSTEM from your management tool.
```
ComputleRemotleHost-<version>-Setup.exe /quiet
```
Nothing is shown. The setup program writes its log to %TEMP%\ComputleRemotleHost-<version>-setup.log, in the profile of the account that ran it.
Check the services.
```
Get-Service Computle*
```
All eight services read Running.

Switch	Action
`/quiet`	Install without a window. Running it again on the same version repairs the install.
`/uninstall`	Remove the host. Combine with `/quiet` for no window.

Silent install with the MSI

Run msiexec with /qn, /norestart and a log path.

msiexec /i ComputleRemotleHost-<version>.msi /qn /norestart /l*v C:\Deploy\host-install.log

The MSI writes a log only when /l*v is given.

Check the exit code.

Code Meaning
0 Installed
3010 Installed. A restart is needed to finish; see Why does setup sometimes ask for a restart?
Anything else Not installed. The log has the reason.

The MSI never forces a restart.

Code	Meaning
`0`	Installed
`3010`	Installed. A restart is needed to finish; see Why does setup sometimes ask for a restart?
Anything else	Not installed. The log has the reason.

Silent uninstall

ComputleRemotleHost-<version>-Setup.exe /uninstall /quiet

The services, drivers and program folder are removed. The workstation’s certificate under C:\ProgramData\Computle\Broker\ stays, so a later install needs no new enrolment. See Upgrade, repair and uninstall.

An administrator PowerShell window: the setup program run with /uninstall /quiet, Get-Service Computle* returning nothing, Test-Path on the program folder returning False and on the Broker folder returning True.

Installing the Host
Installing on Windows
What the installer does
Upgrade, repair and uninstall
Installing on Linux, for a silent install on Ubuntu and Debian

Questions

Which account should run the install?

An administrator, or SYSTEM. Intune and Configuration Manager run installers as SYSTEM, which works. The setup program’s log then lands in the SYSTEM account’s temporary folder, C:\Windows\Temp.

Can I pass settings to the installer?

No. Set host settings after the install, with the registry values on Host Settings and Update settings. Group Policy Preferences or Intune can set them on many workstations.