• a. Download
  From PtokaX homepage download service version.
• b. Unpacking
  Unpack content of archive to some directory (for example to C:\Program Files\PtokaX\).
• c. Install service
  
  • Open command line (start → run → cmd.exe), and go to PtokaX directory (cd C:\Program Files\PtokaX).
  • Install PtokaX service with command: ptokax -i servicename (for example ptokax -i PtokaX).
  • If you want to use different config directory than PtokaX_Dir\cfg then install service with command: ptokax -i servicename -c config_dir (for example ptokax -i PtokaX -c C:\PtokaX).

Before we can run our installed PtokaX service we need to do at least minimal setup.
In PtokaX archive we have config examples, we use them to setup your PtokaX hub.

First we rename cfg.example folder to cfg.

• a. Minimal settings
  To be able to run PtokaX we need to set at least hub name and hub address.
  Open Setting.xml in text editor (notepad is good choice).
  
  
  • To change hub name:
    Search for this line <String Name=“HubName”>&lt;Enter hub name here&gt;</String><!– Hub name. Min length 1, max 256. –> and change &lt;Enter hub name here&gt; to name of new hub.
    Result can look like this: <String Name=“HubName”>My first PtokaX hub</String><!– Hub name. Min length 1, max 256. –>
  • To change hub address:
    Search for this line <String Name=“HubAddress”>&lt;Enter hub address here&gt;</String><!– Hub address. Min length 1, max 256. –> and change &lt;Enter hub address here&gt; to address of new hub.
    Result can look like this: <String Name=“HubAddress”>some-address.some-domain.eu</String><!– Hub address. Min length 1, max 256. –>
• b. Creating registered user. (Optional)
  When we are here, it is good idea to create registered user with master account for yourself.
  Open RegisteredUsers.xml in text editor.
  
  
  • To set nick:
    Search for this line <Nick>Example_Nick</Nick> and change Example_Nick to your nick.
    Result can look like this: <Nick>MyNick</Nick>
  • To set password:
    Search for this line <Password>Example_Password</Password> and change Example_Password to your password.
    Result can look like this: <Password>MyPassword</Password>
  • To set profile:
    Search for this line <Profile>3</Profile><!– 0 for master, 1 for operator, 2 for vip, 3 for reg –> and change 3 to your profile.
    Result can look like this: <Profile>0</Profile><!– 0 for master, 1 for operator, 2 for vip, 3 for reg –>

This one is simple. Service will autostart with Windows, but when you want to start it manually go to services, right click on service name and click start.
Another way is to start it from command line with command: sc start servicename (for example sc start PtokaX).

In case when for some reason you want to uninstall PtokaX service then it is similar to how service was installed. But instead if -i use -u (for example ptokax -u PtokaX).