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# Install Controller

Use the following procedure to install a Controller server by using the ZIP package.

To install Controller

1. Download the appropriate Controller ZIP package for your operating system from the software enablement site.
2. Extract the files to a location on your system.
3. Open the Controller configuration file (`Controller.cfg`) in a text editor.
4. Specify the host and port details for your License Server in the `[License]` section of the configuration file.

5. (Optional) If you want to start Controller without SSDP support, set `Enabled` to `False` in the `[SSDP]` section of the configuration file for that Controller.

   NOTE:

   If you switch off SSDP support for Controller, this is recorded in the application log. The Controller is not included in the list of discovered Controllers in a `GetController` action sent to your Coordinator. In addition, you must add the Controller to your Coordinator by manually specifying the port number and IP address or host name, rather than selecting it from a list of discovered Controllers.

6. Save and close the configuration file.

7. Open a command prompt and run the Controller executable file (`Controller.exe`). The Controller starts and automatically discovers any IDOL services on the server that it is running on.

You can optionally install Controller as a service. See Install an IDOL Component as a Service on Windows or Install an IDOL Component as a Service on Linux.

After you install your Controllers, you can use the IDOL Site Admin interface to add the IDOL services that you want to monitor.

If required, you can also send actions directly to Controller. For more information about the available actions, refer to the Controller Reference.

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