Installing Profinity
Choose the installation method that matches your platform, then complete the setup pages that apply to your deployment.
Choose an installation method
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Windows
The Setup Wizard installer, for the desktop application or browser access.
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Linux and macOS
The bootstrap installer, which also sets up updates, the data location, and sign-in.
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Archive on Linux and macOS
A downloaded archive that you unpack and start with the
profinity.shscript. -
Docker
A container started with Docker Compose or the one-line installer, with pages for ports, updates, and troubleshooting.
After you install
- Apply a licence: apply a licence file, check that it has taken effect, and see who can sign in on each installation type.
- Run Profinity as a service: start automatically on Linux, macOS, or Windows, with a page for each system.
- Environment variables: set configuration and profile values from the environment, and read the list of variables Profinity reads.
- Artefacts directory: where Profinity keeps configuration, profiles, plugins, and logs.
- Security guide: the controls to put in place for a production deployment.
Upgrade from an earlier version
- Migration from V1 to V2: the differences between the two generations, and the clean installation that moving requires.
- Upgrade from Profinity 2.2: back up, install 2.3, apply the licence, and update integrations and dashboards.