In order to use the Winnovative Client for .NET Core in your applications you first have to install the Winnovative Server. The server can be installed as Azure Cloud Service Worker Role, Azure Cloud Service Web Role, Azure Service Fabric Application, IIS ASP.NET Web Application or Windows Service.
Winnovative Server was created to make available the power of the Winnovative tools to various platforms. The Winnovative Server features are accessed through client libraries which can be directly referenced in your applications. The client libraries API is very similar to the regular libraries API, to make the porting between platforms very easy.
Winnovative Server ZIP archive can be downloaded from Winnovative Downloads page of the website.
After download you can extract the server ZIP archive in a local folder on your computer. It is recommended to extract the archive in a location close to the drive root to avoid eventual problems that might be caused by too long paths in Visual Studio and other tools.
The server files and the detailed installation instructions in various environments can be found in the extracted server folder.
Winnovative Server can be installed in various Azure and Windows environments. It can run in an Azure Cloud Service Worker Role, in an Azure Cloud Service Web Role, in an Azure Service Fabric Application, in an IIS ASP.NET Web Application or in a Windows Service.
Below are listed the supported types of Winnovative Server. The installation procedure for each type of server is described in detail in the server documentation.
Windows Service - Winnovative Server runs in a Windows Service and the client library connects to this type of server using the TCP/IP address of the server assigned at server installation
Azure Cloud Service Worker Role - Winnovative Server runs in an Azure Cloud Service Worker Role and the client library connects to this type of server using the TCP/IP address of the server assigned at server installation
Azure Cloud Service Web Role - Winnovative Server runs in an Azure Cloud Service Web Role and the client library connects to this type of server using the HTTP URL of the server assigned at server installation
Azure Service Fabric Application - Winnovative Server runs in an Azure Service Fabric Application and the client library connects to this type of server using the TCP/IP address of the server assigned at server installation
IIS Application - Winnovative Server runs in a Web Application installed in IIS and the client library connects to this type of server using the HTTP URL of the application