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Install Profinity on Windows

The Profinity Setup Wizard installs Profinity as a desktop application on Windows. For Linux and macOS, refer to Install Profinity on Linux and macOS, and for containers, refer to Install Profinity with Docker.

The installer places Profinity in C:\Program Files (x86)\Prohelion\Profinity, and keeps configuration, profiles, and logs in the artefacts directory, which is %LOCALAPPDATA%\Prohelion\Profinity by default. To upgrade a 2.2 installation, read Upgrade from Profinity 2.2 first.

Install Profinity

  1. Obtain the installer, Profinity.Install.msi, from Prohelion.
  2. Open Profinity.Install.msi and follow the prompts in the Setup Wizard.
  3. Start Profinity from the Start menu.

Profinity opens its homepage in the desktop window. To stop Profinity, shut down the application.

The Profinity welcome page, headed "Welcome to Profinity Version 2.3", with Documentation, Add Component and Help shortcuts.

Profinity homepage

Open Profinity in a web browser

With Profinity running, open the URL set in the Profinity Web panel of System configuration, which you reach from ADMIN in the side menu. The default URL is http://localhost:18080, and the browser opens the Profinity sign-in page.

The Profinity sign-in page

Profinity sign-in page

The desktop application window signs in automatically, with no password. Without a Server licence the browser sign-in page has no account to sign in with, so use the desktop application window until you apply one. If the browser cannot reach the address, check that Profinity is running and that no other program is using port 18080.

Remote access and user accounts

Without a Server licence, the desktop application binds its web interface to the local machine (127.0.0.1) on TCP port 18080 by default, whatever address is set in System Configuration. Other machines cannot open the web interface. The installer adds Windows Firewall exceptions for ports 4876 (TCP and UDP) and 42000 (UDP).

A Server licence changes this. Profinity then uses the address set in System Configuration, so other machines can open the web interface and sign in with their own accounts. A Desktop licence does not provide this, and a Desktop host does not start the 14-day local trial. To apply a Server licence, refer to Apply a licence, and restart Profinity so that the new address takes effect. For the accounts that exist with and without a Server licence, refer to Who can sign in, by installation type.

Next steps

Work through the Quick start guide in the desktop window. No licence or browser sign-in is needed.

To let other people sign in from a browser, apply a Server licence, restart Profinity, sign in as admin, change the password, and create accounts with Create a user. Review the Security guide, and run Profinity in the background with Run Profinity as a Windows service.