Installation Requirements

Following are the requirements for hosting the Tsplice API on a Tsentry host:

Internet Information Services must be installed on the Windows host, specifically including the Windows Authentication feature:
- Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features → Turn Windows features on or off
- Select the at least the following items:
  - Internet Information Services → Web Management Tools → IIS Management Console
  - Internet Information Services → World Wide Web Services → Security → Windows Authentication
Install ASP.NET Core 8.0 Hosting Bundle v8.0.1 or later:
- Navigate to the Download .NET 8.0 website, search for ‘Hosting Bundle’, and download the latest version, or
- The direct link to v8.0.8 is Download ASP.NET Core 8.0 Runtime (v8.0.8)
In the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager:
- Create a new application pool via Application Pools → Add Application Pool…
  - Name = Tsentry
  - After creating the pool, right-click on the new pool, select Advanced Settings, and set the following parameters:
    - Process Model → Load User Profile = True (required for Windows authentication)
    - Process Model → Idle time-out (minutes) = 0 (to disable app shutdown due to lack of activity)
    - Recycling → Regular Time Interval (minutes) = 0 (to disable forced app restart every 29 hours)
- Configure the default website (or Add Application under the default website):
  - Basic Settings:
    - Application pool = Tsentry
    - Physical path = %TSENTRY_SYSDIR%\tpriNtRt\wwwroot
  - Bindings:
    - Add:
      - Type = https
      - Port = 443
      - SSL certificate = (as required)
- Enable Windows Authentication for the new website as follows:
  - Click on the Authentication module for the target website
  - Right-click on Windows Authentication and choose Enable
    - If the Windows Authentication option is not visible then you may need to restart IIS Manager as an administrator
    - See also Adding Windows Authentication Providers <add> | Microsoft Learn