# 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.
* The physical path on the web server where WorkflowGen Windows services will be installed.
* The URL of the web server where WorkflowGen will be installed.
* MS SQL Server database:

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

  ✏️ **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.
* The name or IP address of the SMTP gateway (it's recommended to use the IIS SMTP gateway; see [SMTP Notifications](https://docs.workflowgen.com/tech/9.0/using-iis-smtp-gateway)).
* The default sender email address for notifications.
* The authentication method you want to use for WorkflowGen web applications.

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[powershell-installation](https://docs.workflowgen.com/tech/9.0/setup/powershell-installation)
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{% content-ref url="setup/manual-installation" %}
[manual-installation](https://docs.workflowgen.com/tech/9.0/setup/manual-installation)
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