* Recommended disk space varies and depends on the size of the environment and the retention time required for connection data.

To install Faddom on a Windows server, Windows 2012 Server or higher is required.

Everything needed to run Faddom on the server is included and installed by the Windows installer.

A user with permissions to install software on the Windows server is required, and this will be the initial user for login.

While Faddom does not need access to your servers, some firewall rules may need to be defined to allow Faddom to collect data from your environment. For details, see here:

What ports need to be open for Faddom to function?

To install the Faddom server on Window, run the installer as a regular user, and do not use Right Click > Administrator (if you do this, it will not setup correclty and will require a new installation). You will just need to accept the license agreement, choose an installation folder, and wait for the installation to complete. Make sure you have enough disk space allocated in the installation folder for the database.

If you are installing on Hyper-V you need to make sure you assign a static MAC address to the virtual NIC.

After installing, you should be able to access the Faddom UI using the IP address of the server.

The user that will initially have administrative access to Faddom is the user that performed the installation. Additional users can be created later from the UI under Settings -> Access Control.

After logging in, you will need to activate your license. See here for details: Activate Your License

Once the license is installed, you can configure traffic collection for your environment depending on what type of environment you have. See the different options here: Capture Options

To update the version of the Faddom software, please see the following guide:

Upgrading the Faddom Server