Working with Windows

Installation

The neatComponents server software that powers clearString and hosts all your websites and web applications is installed on a machine, accessed either on the LAN (local network) or across the Internet in the Cloud or at a hosting company.

Operating System Requirements
neatComponents can be installed on the following Microsoft Windows operating systems:

You can install onto a physical machine, a virtual machine, a cloud instance or a remotely hosted server. neatComponents then provides a complete hosting environment with integrated codeless web development software from one download.

What machine to use?
For ease of installation we recommend using a machine that has not previously had database or webserver software installed on it, and is not being used for other server roles (such as a mail server).

See Advice on using a local machine here...

If you do not have a spare 'clean' machine, then we recommend initially installing into a new AWS instance. Transferring sites that you create to another machine is easy.

You can also create a new virtual server and install onto that. You will find detailed instructions on creating a virtual server here. 

Problems?

See Installation troubleshooting advice here...

Site building, data-management and server management are performed using your web-browser - Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Safari, which can be on Windows, Linux, Mac or whatever.

Eliminate hosting costs

If your website or application is suitable, and you have a static IP address, neatComponents enables you to self-host on your own network eliminating external hosting costs.

Securing content

Self-hosting also ensures that you have total control over physical access to stored data - ideal for business process applications.

Install neatComponents

Now just follow the normal neatComponents installation procedure.