Install and Update Tool Package Management

Important
This page applies to the deprecated Nodinite Install and Update Tool for version 6.x. Nodinite version 7.x and later is installed and updated with PowerShell scripts from the Nodinite Portal.

The Install and Update Tool never installs straight from the Internet: it installs and updates Nodinite Core Services from a package, a single ZIP file that you first download or upload into the tool. An update always uses the highest uploaded version. This page shows how to get a package in, how to remove packages you no longer need, and how to clean up the backup files that each installation leaves.

graph LR NET["fa:fa-globe Download from the Internet"] --> PKG["fa:fa-box-archive Packages
in the Install and Update Tool"] ZIP["fa:fa-file-zipper Add Manually
upload a ZIP file"] --> PKG PKG --> INS["fa:fa-rocket Install a new instance"] PKG --> UPD["fa:fa-arrow-turn-up Update an existing instance"] UPD --> BAK["fa:fa-file Backup files
kept by the Update Service"] style NET fill:#2678BD style ZIP fill:#2678BD style PKG fill:#3F827B style INS fill:#93d16d style UPD fill:#93d16d style BAK fill:#FFD525

Diagram: A package comes from the Internet or from a manual upload (blue), is kept in the tool (teal), and is used to install or update an instance (green); updates leave backup files (yellow) that you can manage.

Package Management

The package management feature allows you to:

You can download and remove previously downloaded packages that are no longer in use from within the Nodinite Install and Update Tool. First, click on the Package Management button from the page loaded from the Instances main menu item.

Example: Package Management in the Install and Update Tool.

Remove Package

You can list and remove previously downloaded Packages from within the Packages tab:

List of previously downloaded Packages with versioning information.

Important
When you click on the Remove button the package is instantly removed. You can always download it again.

Manage Files

At the bottom of the page, there is a list of backup files that the Nodinite Update Service keeps (the last 2 are kept automatically). If your installation/update is successful, you can opt to clean up these files.

Example: Manage backup files in the Install and Update Tool.

Manage files - displays the files and size in total
Refresh - Click this button to refresh the list
Remove All - Click this button to remove all backup files
Restore backup - Click this button to stop the IIS App Pool, remove the current installation, then replace the files, then restart the IIS App pool
Download - Click this button to download the zip file
Remove - Click this button to remove the specific zip file

Download package

You must first download a package to either Install or Update.

The Nodinite Core Services comes as a single zip file. There are two ways to download a version of Nodinite into the Nodinite Install and Update Tool:

Download from the Internet
- This option requires Internet access from the server hosting the Nodinite Install and Update Tool
Add Manually - Download to the local file system (including external media like USB...)
- Once manually downloaded, you then need to Upload the ZIP file

The currently installed version of Nodinite is printed in the Web Client; read more in the Nodinite Version user guide.

1. Download from the Internet

The selected version and its accompanying Release Notes for Nodinite are displayed in the panel to the right.

Step 1: Click the Download package button to download from the Internet

Example: Download package button to get Nodinite directly from the Internet.

To download from the Internet, the following addresses must be whitelisted in your firewall (TCP port 443):

The preferred way to download Nodinite releases is from the Nodinite portal web UI. MSI-based downloads still require access to download.nodinite.com.

Also, make sure you can access the Nodinite portal and support:

Access to Portal and Support requires authentication through login.nodinite.com for Azure Entra ID based sign-in.

Step 2: Continue with either Install or Update
Install a new instance of Nodinite
Update an existing instance of Nodinite

2. Add Manually

For Nodinite instances without any access to the Internet, you must manually download a Nodinite release from another host with access to the Internet. This option is standard for installing a Preview or Release Candidate for a POC.

Here's an example of the 'Add Manually' tab.

Make sure you have a Nodinite ZIP file, or download it from the Nodinite Portal
Click the Browse button and select the Nodinite package to Upload
Select the file to upload from the local file system
Click the Upload button to start the upload

Example: Upload button for manual package upload.