Installation

This guide covers the requirements, installation process and license activation for FoxServer.

System requirements

Installation process

1. Download the installer

Download FoxServer_Setup.exe from your customer portal (Downloads section) or from the product page.

2. Run as Administrator

Right-click the installer and select "Run as Administrator". This is required to register COM components and configure environment variables.

3. Follow the wizard

The installer creates the directory structure, registers components and configures the system path.

Directory structure

C:\Program Files\FoxServer\
├── bin\
│   ├── FoxServer.exe
│   ├── Newtonsoft.Json.dll
│   ├── SecurityHelper.dll
│   └── logs\
├── config\
│   ├── foxserver.lic          <-- your license file
│   └── servers\               <-- project configs
└── logs\

4. Place the license file

Download your .lic file from the customer portal and place it at the indicated path. See the Licensing section.

License activation

After purchase, you will receive a .lic file by email. You can also download it from the portal in the Licenses section.

1. Download your foxserver.lic file from the portal.
2. Copy the file to: C:\Program Files\FoxServer\config\foxserver.lic
3. Restart FoxServer.
4. The server displays license information in the console on startup.

5. Verify the installation

Open a command window and run the server to verify everything works.

Verification

Open a terminal and run:

cd "C:\Program Files\FoxServer\bin"
FoxServer.exe

You should see something similar to:

FoxServer v0.7.0 — Starting...
License: Commercial — Irwin Rodriguez
Maintenance: Active (expires 2027-01-15)
Loading servers...
  [salesapi] Listening on http://0.0.0.0:8080
Ready.

Common issues

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