Installing web server prerequisites

The installation of Devolutions Server is supported by Windows Server 2016, 2019, and 2022.

As a web application, Devolutions Server requires the following:

• IIS Manager
• URL Rewrite module
• Application Request Routing
• Microsoft .NET 8.0 hosting bundle
• Specific web server roles on the host machine

These prerequisites can be installed from the Devolutions Server Console or through an existing PowerShell script provided with the Devolutions Server Console.

Installing prerequisites from Devolutions Server Console or from the PowerShell script requires internet access to download the following:

• URL Rewrite module
• Application Request Routing
• Microsoft .NET 8.0 hosting bundle
• ASP.NET Core Runtime Desktop 8.0 (Devolutions Server Console)
• Microsoft Edge WebView2 (Devolutions Server Console)

Devolutions Server Console method

1. Open the Devolutions Server Console.
2. Go in the Support tab and click on IIS Diagnostic.

   

3. Click on Install Prerequisites to run the PowerShell script. The window below only appears if a prerequisite is missing during a new installation or an update.

   

PowerShell method

1. Run Windows PowerShell with elevated privileges.

2. Change the current path to the sub-folder Scripts that is located in the current installation folder of Devolutions Server Console (C:\Program Files (x86)\Devolutions\Devolutions Server Console\Scripts).

   

3. Run the DVLS-Prerequisites.ps1 script.

4. The script will install the missing web roles and the following components:

   • IIS URL Rewrite Module
   • IIS Application Request Routing Module
   • IIS Microsoft .NET 8.0 Core Module hosting bundle.