I see little sense in having a server side installer for what basically is a website. Supporting non-installer setups would allow some of us to move their vault installation to a hoster easily (as well as hosters to simply support vault as software for customers).
Ok, you need to set up a database - make a small tool for that, can not be THAT hard. Then another one to generate a web.config, or a readme where to put the connection string.
What else is or should be needed?
I am redoing my personal vault installation now, and I would really love to move it to my hosting setup instead of keeping it in a separate virtual machine just for the installer.
Could we get support for Vault without installer please?
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We have users who have their installations hosted. Does your hosting company offer SQL server? We have a few hosting companies listed on our partners page that can host Vault.
Otherwise, I can take a feature request on what you are mentioning.
Otherwise, I can take a feature request on what you are mentioning.
Yes, it offers sql server.
But i does not offer me:
* Running installers on their computer
* Setting up a database with an arbitrary name.
I can copy a website up, and I can actually do a lot of thigns IN MY DATABASE, but database creation is something they do, and they assign a name to it.
I can also not attach/detach databases.
As a result it is really painful to work with Vault.
Interesting enough tons of other website software (and that is what the Vault server is) has n problem running without installer or working against a given database - you copy up the website, do config changes as said (not that that should be necessary) and set up the database connection string, then call an admin page to configure the database.
Vault should also allow working like that.
But i does not offer me:
* Running installers on their computer
* Setting up a database with an arbitrary name.
I can copy a website up, and I can actually do a lot of thigns IN MY DATABASE, but database creation is something they do, and they assign a name to it.
I can also not attach/detach databases.
As a result it is really painful to work with Vault.
Interesting enough tons of other website software (and that is what the Vault server is) has n problem running without installer or working against a given database - you copy up the website, do config changes as said (not that that should be necessary) and set up the database connection string, then call an admin page to configure the database.
Vault should also allow working like that.