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#* '''60-Day Free Trial''': Choose this if you do not have a Grooper license key and simply wish to evaluate the product for a trial period. | #* '''60-Day Free Trial''': Choose this if you do not have a Grooper license key and simply wish to evaluate the product for a trial period. | ||
#* '''BYOL''': Choose this if you want to "bring your own license". If you already have a Grooper license key, you can enter it into the root of the Grooper Repository (We'll show you how in subsequent steps). | #* '''BYOL''': Choose this if you want to "bring your own license". If you already have a Grooper license key, you can enter it into the root of the Grooper Repository (We'll show you how in subsequent steps). | ||
# Press the "Create" button to start configuring the VM. | |||
# Select or create a new resource group for the VM. | |||
# Configure the "Instance details" as needed. | |||
#* You must enter a name for the VM in the "Virtual machine name" field. | |||
#* The "Image" field will be preselected based on the plan selected in step 6. Do not adjust this. Doing so will install a different VM without Grooper pre-installed. | |||
#* The "Size" field will determine the VM's processing power and memory. We recommend at least the default "Standard_B8ms" which has 8vcpus and 32 GB memory. Prices for these VMs are set by Azure. | |||
# Under "Administrator account" set logon credentials for the VM's admin. | |||
# Press "Next: Disks" to continue. | |||
# Configure disk settings as needed and select "Next: Networking" to continue. | |||
# Configure networking settings as needed and select "Next: Management" to continue. | |||
# Configure management settings as needed and select "Next: Monitoring" to continue. | |||
# Configure monitoring settings as needed and select "Next: Advanced" to continue. | |||
# Configure advanced settings as needed and select "Next: Tags" to continue. | |||
# Add resource tags if desired and select "Next: Review + create" to continue. | |||
# Review the VM's configuration and press "Create" to create it. | |||
# It will take some time for Azure to deploy the VM. Azure will inform you of its progress as it is created. | |||
# When the deployment is complete, you can select the "Go to resource" button to navigate to the VM. | |||
# From the VM's "Overview" panel, you can start, stop and restart the VM. | |||
# Go to the "Connect" panel to connect to the VM via RDP. | |||
# Press the "Download RDP file" button to download an RDP file. | |||
# Open the downloaded RDP file to connect to the VM. | |||
# Enter the admin credentials to login. | |||
# Once logged in, you can imeidiately open the Grooper app. | |||
# Open Microsoft Edge. | |||
# Go to <nowiki><code>https://localhost/Grooper</nowiki></code> to open Grooper. | |||
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== What comes on the Grooper VM? == | == What comes on the Grooper VM? == | ||
Revision as of 11:28, 23 September 2025
Want to get started using Grooper without setting up a bunch of infrastructure on your own? Check out Grooper on the Azure Marketplace!
- Create a Grooper VM with everything already installed and ready to go.
- Users can choose a 60 day free trial or bring their own license key.
- The Grooper VM comes with several example Grooper Projects and Batches to explore.
Getting Started: Create a Grooper VM from Azure Marketplace
This tutorial assumes you already have an Azure account and capabilities to create resources, such as virtual machines.
- Go to the Microsoft Azure portal (portal.azure.com)
- Search for "Marketplace".
- Search the Marketplace for "Grooper".
- Select "Grooper".
- Using the "Subscription" dropdown, select the Azure subscription you wish to use to create the VM.
- Using the "Plan" dropdown choose one of the following:
- 60-Day Free Trial: Choose this if you do not have a Grooper license key and simply wish to evaluate the product for a trial period.
- BYOL: Choose this if you want to "bring your own license". If you already have a Grooper license key, you can enter it into the root of the Grooper Repository (We'll show you how in subsequent steps).
- Press the "Create" button to start configuring the VM.
- Select or create a new resource group for the VM.
- Configure the "Instance details" as needed.
- You must enter a name for the VM in the "Virtual machine name" field.
- The "Image" field will be preselected based on the plan selected in step 6. Do not adjust this. Doing so will install a different VM without Grooper pre-installed.
- The "Size" field will determine the VM's processing power and memory. We recommend at least the default "Standard_B8ms" which has 8vcpus and 32 GB memory. Prices for these VMs are set by Azure.
- Under "Administrator account" set logon credentials for the VM's admin.
- Press "Next: Disks" to continue.
- Configure disk settings as needed and select "Next: Networking" to continue.
- Configure networking settings as needed and select "Next: Management" to continue.
- Configure management settings as needed and select "Next: Monitoring" to continue.
- Configure monitoring settings as needed and select "Next: Advanced" to continue.
- Configure advanced settings as needed and select "Next: Tags" to continue.
- Add resource tags if desired and select "Next: Review + create" to continue.
- Review the VM's configuration and press "Create" to create it.
- It will take some time for Azure to deploy the VM. Azure will inform you of its progress as it is created.
- When the deployment is complete, you can select the "Go to resource" button to navigate to the VM.
- From the VM's "Overview" panel, you can start, stop and restart the VM.
- Go to the "Connect" panel to connect to the VM via RDP.
- Press the "Download RDP file" button to download an RDP file.
- Open the downloaded RDP file to connect to the VM.
- Enter the admin credentials to login.
- Once logged in, you can imeidiately open the Grooper app.
- Open Microsoft Edge.
- Go to <code>https://localhost/Grooper to open Grooper.
What comes on the Grooper VM?
Everything needed to give Grooper a test run already comes installed and configured. This includes:
- Grooper
- Grooper Web Client
- SQL Express (needed to host the Grooper Repository's database)
- Internet Information Services (needed to host the Grooper web app)
- A Grooper Repository
- Demo Grooper Projects and Batches