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            <h1>Install MeshCentral - Remote Management Site - on Windows</h1>
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          <h2>What is MeshCentral?</h2>

<blockquote><em>MeshCentral is a full computer management web site. With MeshCentral, you can run your own web server to remotely manage and control computers on a local network or anywhere on the internet. -<a href="https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral" target="_blank">https://github.com/Ylianst/MeshCentral</a></em></blockquote>

<h2>Installing MeshCentral</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Windows device</li>
	<li>Download NodeJS <a href="https://nodejs.org/en/download/current/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Install NodeJS, accepting all defaults</li>
	<li>Launch PowerShell as administrator from the Start menu</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in the PowerShell window
	<div class="codeBlock PS"># create a meshcentral folder<br />
	mkdir $ENV:ProgramFiles/meshcentral<br />
	# change to the new directory<br />
	cd $ENV:ProgramFiles/meshcentral<br />
	# install meshcentral<br />
	npm install meshcentral<br />
	# install dependencies for running as a service<br />
	node node_modules/meshcentral --install<br />
	# create meshcentral service<br />
	node node_modules/meshcentral --install</div>
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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to https://DNSorIP</li>
	<li>Accept the certificate warning</li>
	<li>Click the link to create an account</li>
	<li>Complete the form by entering an username, email and password &gt; Click Create Account</li>
	<li>Welcome to MeshCentral</li>
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<p>Source: <a href="https://meshcentral.com/docs/MeshCentral2InstallGuide.pdf" target="_blank">https://meshcentral.com/docs/MeshCentral2InstallGuide.pdf</a></p>          </div>
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