Install on Windows

For 64-bit Windows.

1. Download

Download scd-server-win-x64.exe from your license portal.

2. Allow it on first launch (one time)

The binary is not yet code-signed, so Windows SmartScreen may show a "Windows protected your PC" warning the first time you run it. To allow it:

1. Click More info.
2. Click Run anyway.

After that first approval it runs normally with no further prompts.

Prefer to verify instead of clicking through SmartScreen?

You don't have to take our word for it. Verify the binary yourself with minisign and sha256sum before running — a stronger, cryptographic guarantee than SmartScreen provides. (minisign is available for Windows from its releases page.)

Code signing is on the roadmap

Authenticode signing is planned, so the SmartScreen step will go away in a future release.

3. Run it

Run the executable directly — from a terminal (PowerShell or Command Prompt) or by double-clicking:

.\scd-server-win-x64.exe

Run it directly — not via Node

scd-server-win-x64.exe is a native executable, not a JavaScript file. Do not run it with node scd-server-win-x64.exe.

4. Continue

Continue to First-run setup to initialise the server, set the admin password, and start it.