> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.workflowgen.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.workflowgen.com/tech/8.0/setup.md).

# Setup

## Preparation

You must be administrator of the web server. Using a local administrator account is recommended. You must know:

* The physical path on the web server where the WorkflowGen web application will be installed<br>
* The physical path on the web server where WorkflowGen Windows services will be installed<br>
* The URL of the web server where WorkflowGen will be installed<br>
* MS SQL Server database:<br>

  * The name of the MS SQL Server<br>
  * The credentials of the SA account<br>
  * The file path of the SQL Server database files on the SQL server machine

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  ✏️ **Note:** The SQL Server Management Studio tool will be required if you are creating the database using the SQL creation scripts (`*.sql`) in the manual installation procedure.<br>
* The name or IP address of the SMTP gateway (we recommend using the IIS SMTP gateway; see [SMTP Notifications](/tech/8.0/using-iis-smtp-gateway.md))<br>
* The default sender email address for notifications<br>
* The authentication method you want to use for WorkflowGen web applications.

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