Install SigningPDF 1.0 on Windows 10, Windows 11

SigningPDF 1.0 built with .NET 6.0 and includes a self-hosted Kestrel web server, accessible through a browser.
On Windows 10, Windows 11, use Windows Service to host SigningPDF.

(1) Install .NET SDK 6.0

Microsoft official website: Download .NET SDK 6.0
Select Windows - <Arm64 | x64 | x86> based on your CPU architecture, download and install.

(2) Deploy the SigningPDF 1.0 program files

2.1 Unpack the installation package and move to the target disk deployment path, such as <C:\SigningPdfRoot>.
2.2 Set the Directory Structure file system permissions.
The list of Windows user group Users file system permissions is as follows.

Path	File system permissions	Purpose
\runroot	Read, execute	ASP.NET Core directory structure
\storagePath	Full control (read, write).	Storage folder
\appconfig.json	Read	User management
\database.json	Read	Database connection configuration
\certconnector.json	Read	Digital certificate (Signing Template) configuration

(3) Test Windows command line console self-hosting

3.1 Configure the Kestrel web server binding port.

Open <runroot\appsettings.json> using Notepad to modify the port bound by Kestrel.

"Kestrel": {
    "Endpoints": {
      "Http": {
        "Url": "http://localhost:5000"
      }
    }
  }

3.2 Test command-line console self-hosting.

Double-click or use the Windows command line to execute <runroot\SigningPdf.exe>.
The Kestrel web server binds host port <http://localhost:5000> by default.
Use your browser to access <http://localhost:5000>.

(4) Register Windows service

Register SigningPdf.exe as a Windows service.
Important: Please modify the <physical path> in the following command to your actual deployment.

Windows Command Prompt

sc.exe create SigningPdf binpath=C:\SigningPdfRoot\runroot\SigningPdf.exe

Use the Windows Service Manager to set the SigningPDF service to start automatically.

(5) Access SigningPDF 1.0

Open a browser on Windows, then enter the URL address.

URL Access address

http://localhost:5000