Offline installation

15min
Minimum system requirements
Passwork is not resource-demanding, and the number of required servers depends on the number of active users, the amount of data stored and the system fault tolerance requirements.
See the full system requirements﻿.
Preparing the environment for offline installation
Before installing Passwork, you need to get the components and module, then use Install-Passwork -Method offline, which will do the installation.
Obtain the following components and move them to Windows Server:
﻿PowerShell module﻿
﻿Passwork Code﻿
﻿MongoDB﻿
﻿Administration utilities﻿
﻿PHP﻿
﻿IIS components﻿
Then open PowerShell as "Administrator":
Right-click on the Start icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
Select "Windows PowerShell (Administrator)" from the context menu.
Left-click on the Start icon in the lower left corner of the screen.
Write powershell
Open PowerShell as "Administrator" with the combination — Ctrl + Shift + Enter
And unzip the PowerShell module to the default directory:
PowerShell
# Get the location of PowerShell modules
$windowsModulePaths = $env:PSModulePath -split ";" | Where-Object { $_ -like "C:\Windows*" }

# Unzip the PowerShell module to the directory
Expand-Archive `
    -Path "$pwd\PassworkModule.zip" `
    -DestinationPath $windowsModulePaths -Force
# Get the location of PowerShell modules
$windowsModulePaths = $env:PSModulePath -split ";" | Where-Object { $_ -like "C:\Windows*" }

# Unzip the PowerShell module to the directory
Expand-Archive `
    -Path "$pwd\PassworkModule.zip" `
    -DestinationPath $windowsModulePaths -Force
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Create directory for components and archives:
PowerShell
if (-not (Test-Path "$pwd\passwork_component" -PathType Container)) {
    New-Item -Path "$pwd\passwork_component" -ItemType Directory
    Write-Host "Directory successfully created" -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
    Write-Host "Directory already exists"
}
if (-not (Test-Path "$pwd\passwork_component" -PathType Container)) {
    New-Item -Path "$pwd\passwork_component" -ItemType Directory
    Write-Host "Directory successfully created" -ForegroundColor Green
} else {
    Write-Host "Directory already exists"
}
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Move components and archives to passwork_component. The file location structure should look as follows:
PowerShell
$pwd\passwork_component\
        database_tools_latest.zip
        iis_package_latest.zip
        mongodb_database_latest.msi
        Passwork-xxxxxx.zip
        php_latest.zip
$pwd\passwork_component\
        database_tools_latest.zip
        iis_package_latest.zip
        mongodb_database_latest.msi
        Passwork-xxxxxx.zip
        php_latest.zip
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Installation
Run the offline installation of Passwork:
PowerShell
Install-Passwork -Method offline
Install-Passwork -Method offline
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Checking the operating system version
Prepare and install MongoDB
Checking the availability of administration utilities
Installing administration utilities
Preparing archive with Passwerk code
Checking PHP archive
PHP configuration
Checking and installing IIS with additional extensions
Unzipping Passwork code
Web server setup with Passwork website creation
Setting up a Passwork website in conjunction with PHP
The script will perform a user rights check and install and configure the components. If errors occur, the PowerShell shell will display the errors:
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Once complete, the address to connect to Passwork via a web browser will be displayed. This is what a successful installation looks like:
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Setup wizard
Once installed and configured, Passwork will be available at https://your_servername
By default, Passwork uses a self-signed certificate that is automatically generated during installation, so the first time you open the page you will see a message saying that the browser does not trust the certificate of the site.
Choose language
As the first step, the system will offer to choose the interface language:
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System parameters check
The checklist of parameters will show if all necessary components are installed on your server:
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Database connection
You must use the default MongoDB address to connect:
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Encryption key
Passwork will generate a new key for server encryption. If Passwork is connecting to an existing database, specify the encryption key to be used.
Please use a key generated by Passwork. Using keys generated by third-party tools may cause errors.
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License keys
You can download the license keys in your Passwork Customer Portal or request them from your managers.
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Setting up your own SSL certificate
By default, Passwork generates a self-signed certificate. After installation, you can switch to using full SSL certificates.
Use your own certificate
For certificates issued by a trusted issuer.
For certificates issued by domain certification authorities of your organization.
Open "Server Manager" → "Tools" → "Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager" → "Server Certificates" → and click "Import":
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After importing, go to the Passwork website, open "Bindings" and select the imported web certificate for the HTTPS protocol:
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Configure background tasks
Background tasks are tasks that are executed by the scheduler in the background. For example, LDAP synchronisation, loading favicons, and other tasks that are time-consuming, persistent, or resource-demanding.
See a guide on setting up background tasks﻿.
Updated 21 Jan 2025
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