Installation Steps
Use these step pages when installing Nodinite v7 from scratch. The current Nodinite Portal flow is organized as a guided wizard with steps, and each page below describes the responsibility of the matching step in that flow.
Example of the current portal step navigation: Basics, Auth, Infrastructure, Servers, Agents, and Review and Download.
The first Portal step is where you create the Environment and choose the target runtime model. On the current flow, Basics decides whether the installation runs on Windows Server (IIS) or one of the container-based deployment variants. The later steps handle the more detailed values, such as identity and service-level settings.
| Step | Task | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Basics | Create the Environment and choose the runtime model | Environment name, description, and Windows vs container selection |
| 2. Auth | Choose Windows Authentication or OAuth 2.0 / OIDC | Identity model, domain defaults, admin account, gMSA guidance |
| 3. Infrastructure | Configure SQL Server, SQL DB Lookup, and proxy settings | SQL connection string (now or during install/update), SQL DB Lookup configuration, outbound proxy settings |
| 4. Servers | Configure TLS, service identities, and port assignments | Certificate settings, per-service identities, ports, endpoint review |
| 5. Agents | Select the Monitoring and Logging agents | Agent configuration, service values, installation scope |
| 6. Review and Download | Validate the environment and download the generated package | Architecture preview, runtime summary, final review flow |
| 7. Install the Generated Package | Install the generated package | PowerShell execution, parameters, and installation verification |
Runtime Choices in the Current Wizard
The Basics step is intentionally focused on the runtime decision. The default and recommended route is Windows Server (IIS), but the Portal also supports container-based deployment models for evaluation and sandbox use.
- Windows Server (IIS) — default production path for the standard install model
- Docker Compose runtime — local or containerized evaluation deployment
- Kubernetes runtime — cluster-based or test deployment model
- OpenShift runtime — Kubernetes-based sandbox with route-based hosting
- Azure Container Apps runtime — managed Azure container deployment model