--- title: "Performing the Server Installation" slug: "performingtheserverinstallation" updated: 2026-06-23T08:45:19Z published: 2026-06-23T08:45:19Z canonical: "help.12dsynergy.com/performingtheserverinstallation" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.12dsynergy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Performing the Server Installation > [!NOTE] > To download the 12d Synergy Server Installer executable file ***(.exe***) for a specific version, visit the [12d Synergy Downloads](https://files.12dsynergy.com/downloads/download.aspx) page. Select the version of the 12d Synergy application from the **Looking for a different version?** section **> Select a version to download** list, and then click the **12d Synergy Server - Installer** link to download the **.*exe*** file. 1. Double-click the **12dSynergy_Server_Install_<*version number*>.exe**. The **Welcome to the 12d Synergy Server Setup Wizard** is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-w74kg82m.png) 2. Click the **Next** button. The **12d Synergy End User License Acceptance** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-6tih25ct.png) 3. Select the "**I have read and accepted the terms...**" checkbox. 4. Click the **Next** button. The **Pick Installation Location** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-2gytcf4f.png) 5. Browse and select the installation location. However, it is recommended to use the default pre-defined setting. 6. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server** window is displayed. You can configure the service account and port number under which the 12d Synergy Server will run in this window. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-p9fyfszp.png) 7. Enter the Service Account and Service Password in their respective boxes. It is recommended to use the default values displayed in the Port and File transfer port boxes. If you are on a domain, then enter the Service Account in the **Domain\UserName** format. 8. Click the **Next** button. The following 12d Synergy Installer prompt is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-bycd397h.png) 9. Click the **Yes** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server Database** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-7f85q7rr.png) 10. Do one of the following based on whether or not Microsoft SQL Server is installed on your system: - If **you have Microsoft SQL Server installed** on your system, do the following: 1. Select the **Microsoft SQL Server is already installed** option. 2. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server Database** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-8tfs3upo.png) 3. Select one of the following options from the **Database Security** list. - Windows Security - You will be prompted for the recovery mode, which is set to the **Simple** option. - SQL Server Security - You will be prompted for a username and password if you select this option. You can click the **Test Connection** button to check whether all connections to the Database Server are correctly configured. 4. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server** window is displayed. - If **you do not have Microsoft SQL Server installed** on your system, do the following: 1. Select the **Install Microsoft SQL Server Express 2014** option. 2. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server Database** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-ud9nbse2.png) 3. Set the **Recovery Mode** to the **Simple** option if it is not pre-selected. 4. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server** window is displayed. 11. Do the following configuration settings for the server in the **Configure the 12d Synergy Server** window: ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-x7dpr3kr.png) 1. Enter the server name in the **Host address** box. 2. Enter the address of an SMTP server that can be used for sending emails in the **Mail server** box. 3. Enter the port used by the mail server in the **Mail Server port** box. 4. Enter the email address from which 12d Synergy will send emails in the **Mail from** box. 5. Select the **Use SMTP Authentication** check box to enter the email credentials for logging in. Generally, this section is used to prevent spammers from using an email address to send emails to users. Please consult your IT Administrator for clarifications on this step. 6. If you want to test your email settings, enter a user email address in the **Test your email settings** section **> Send to** box. The user mentioned will receive an email if all mail settings are correct. 12. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy File Storage Settings** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-9z6y3258.png) 13. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-b94pems2.png) button to select the location on your device for data storage. 14. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-0nf4o24y.png) 15. If you are using Active Directory, select the **Use Active Directory** check box and mention the Active Directory Server in the **AD Server** box. 16. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-1h2si7dk.png) 17. Enter the details of the user who will have administrative access to 12d Synergy in the **First Name**, **Last Name** and **Email** boxes. 18. Enter your Windows login ID (without the domain name) in the **Windows login** box. 19. Click the **Next** button. The **Configure the 12d Synergy Server** window is displayed. 20. Click the ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-4b9rhn09.png) button and select the license file provided by 12d Synergy. 21. Click the **Next** button. The **Performing Installation** window is displayed. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/36833d89-59e3-46a5-b491-e9aa1b524a85/Images/Documentation/v5performingtheinstallationserver.doc-image-elgh2v5c.png) 22. Click the **Install** button to initiate the installation. The installation is completed, and the **12d Synergy Service** is started.