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

      • Open

        

    • Right-click on Windows Authentication and choose Enable

      • Open

        

      • 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