---
title: "Install Lasernet Core 11 Software on Servers"
slug: "install-lasernet-core-11-server-software"
description: "Instructions for installing Lasernet Core 11 software on servers."
tags: ["Installation", "Lasernet Core 11"]
updated: 2026-08-19T16:34:17Z
published: 2026-08-19T16:34:17Z
canonical: "kb.lasernetgroup.com/install-lasernet-core-11-server-software"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://kb.lasernetgroup.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Install Lasernet Core 11 Software on Servers

The first part of the Lasernet Core 11 installation process is to install Lasernet Core software on servers.

## About Lasernet Core Environments, Lasernet Config Server, and the Lasernet Core Server Installer

### Lasernet Core Environments

Lasernet Core environments run on servers. Each environment is configured to run a workflow (that could include data transformation and document generation, management, and distribution elements). These workflows are known as Lasernet Core configurations. Each environment can run a different configuration from the others.

Depending on the design of the Lasernet Core system, there could be multiple distinct environments, each hosted by a dedicated server. For example, there could be separate Development, Test, and Production environments. Each Lasernet Core environment is a running Lasernet Core 11 Windows service.

> [!NOTE]
> Quick Start
> 
> If you follow the [quick start installation process](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide), the single server that runs the Lasernet Core system hosts one environment (which you create at a later stage of the process).

### Lasernet Config Server

Lasernet Config Server runs on one of the servers that is a part of the Lasernet Core system. Lasernet Config Server is the central communication point for all the components of the Lasernet Core system and manages the Lasernet Core configurations that the environments run. Aspects of system configuration (such as user access to the Lasernet Core system) are managed by Lasernet Config Server.

Lasernet Config Server includes the following Lasernet Core administration tools:

- Manage. This is a new, modern, streamlined, and intuitive user experience for Lasernet Core administrators. All aspects of Lasernet Core administration (including environment management, user management, and licensing) are available, in addition to the ability to view Lasernet Core logs and manage paused and scheduled jobs.
- The Lasernet Config web app. This is the legacy web app for Lasernet Core administrators. The Lasernet Config web app will be deprecated in a future version of Lasernet Core.

> [!NOTE]
> Quick Start
> 
> If you follow the [quick start installation process](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide), the single server that runs the Lasernet Core system hosts Lasernet Config Server.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> Manage is installed as part of Lasernet Config Server. In addition to enabling administrators to complete Lasernet Core configuration and administration tasks, Manage enables users to [view job queues and perform basic job management tasks such as editing JobInfos, rescheduling, viewing, and removing jobs, and releasing paused jobs](/v1/docs/manage-lasernet-jobs).
> 
> 
> 
> This capability replaces Lasernet Web Client (which was included in earlier Lasernet Core versions).

### The Lasernet Core Server Installer

Use the Lasernet Core Server installer to install the Lasernet Core service and Lasernet Config Server.

## Server Software Installation Process

Follow the quick start installation process or the full installation and setup process on this page.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> **About the quick start process:** The quick start process is a simpler route to an operational Lasernet Core system and it requires only basic IT knowledge. However, it results in a system that is suitable only for demonstration or trial purposes. For more information about the quick start process (and its inherent compromises), see the main [Lasernet Core 11 Installation and Setup Guide](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide) page.
> 
> 
> 
> **About the full installation and setup process:** The full installation and setup process describes all available installation and setup options and is suitable for setting up production Lasernet Core systems. However, parts of it require some IT and database administration knowledge.

### Quick Start Installation Process

> [!WARNING]
> Important
> 
> You must be signed in to the server as an administrator.

Follow these steps to install Lasernet Core server software and create the Lasernet Config Server database:

1. Ensure that the server satisfies all [hardware and software system requirements](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-system-requirements).
2. Create a Microsoft SQL Server database for Lasernet Config Server to use:
  1. Download the installer for a [compatible version of SQL Server](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-compatibility-matrix) from Microsoft.

> [!NOTE]
> Show me how
> 
> [Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/1%20download%20sql%20server.mp4)
  2. Install SQL Server. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

**Video**

> [!NOTE]
> Show me how
> 
> [Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/2%20install%20sql%20server.mp4)

**Instructions**

    1. Run the installer that you downloaded.
    2. In the installer window, click **Custom**.

![The Installation Type page of the SQL Server installer.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/select installation type.png)
    3. On the next page, click **Install**.
    4. After the software is installed, the **SQL Server Installation Center** window opens.
  3. Create a new SQL Server instance (which will host the Lasernet Config Server database). To do this, follow the video or instructions:

**Video**

> [!NOTE]
> Show me how
> 
> [Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/3%20create%20sql%20server%20instance.mp4)
> 
> 
> 
> **If you are using SQL Server 2025:** After the **Install Rules** page, the SQL Server 2025 setup wizard displays an **Azure Extension for SQL Server** page. Clear the **Azure Extension for SQL Server** checkbox, then click **Next**.
> 
> ![The Azure Extension for SQL Server page of the SQL Server 2025 new instance wizard with the Azure Extension for SQL Server checkbox cleared.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/azure extension for SQL Server page.png)

**Instructions**

    1. In the **SQL Server Installation Center** window, click **Installation** in the left panel, then click **New SQL Server standalone installation or add features to an existing installation** in the main area.

![Mouse pointer over the New SQL Server standalone installation option in the SQL Server Installation Center](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/install option in SQL Server Installation Center.png)
    2. [Follow Microsoft’s instructions for creating a SQL Server instance](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/install-windows/install-sql-server-from-the-installation-wizard-setup?view=sql-server-ver16). Use the default settings and click **Next** on every page of the installation wizard, **except** for the following pages:
      - **Azure Extension for SQL Server (SQL Server 2025 only):** Clear the **Azure Extension for SQL Server** checkbox, then click **Next**.

![The Azure Extension for SQL Server page of the SQL Server 2025 new instance wizard with the Azure Extension for SQL Server checkbox cleared.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/azure%20extension%20for%20SQL%20Server%20page.png)
      - **Feature Selection:** Use the default feature selection on this page:
        - Database Engine Services
          - SQL Server Replication
          - Machine Learning Service and Language Extensions (SQL Server 2022 and earlier)
          - AI Services and Language Extensions (SQL Server 2025)
          - Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search
      - **Instance Configuration:** Click **Named instance** and enter **Lasernet** into the adjacent box. Then, click **Next**.

![Lasernet entered as the Named Instance value in the SQL Server Setup window](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/instance configuration.png)
      - **Database Engine Configuration**
        1. Click **Mixed Mode (SQL Server authentication and Windows authentication)**.
        2. In the **Enter password** and **Confirm password** boxes, enter a strong password for the **sa** (system administrator) user. For guidelines, see [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/install/instance-configuration?view=sql-server-ver16#strong-password-guidelines](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/sql-server/install/instance-configuration?view=sql-server-ver16#strong-password-guidelines). Make a note of this password because you will need it later.
        3. By default, your user name is listed in the **Specify SQL Server administrators** box. If it is not, click **Add Current User** (below the box).
        4. Click **Next**.

![Mixed mode selected and sa password entered on the Database Engine Configuration page of the SQL Server Setup window](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/database engine configuration.png)
    3. After you complete all stages of the SQL Server Setup process, SQL Server begins to create the named **Lasernet** SQL Server instance. A progress bar displays the instance creation progress.
    4. When the database instance is ready, the SQL Server Setup window reaches the **Complete** page. Click **Close**.
  4. Download the SQL Server Management Studio installer. Then, install SQL Server Management Studio. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

**Video**

> [!NOTE]
> Show me how
> 
> [Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/4%20install%20ssms.mp4)

**Instructions**

    1. In the **SQL Server Installation Center** window that opened earlier, click **Installation** in the left-side menu, then click **Install SQL Server Management Tools** in the main area.

![A screenshot of the SQL Server Installation Center window with the mouse pointing at the Install SQL Server Management Tools link](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/click sql server management tools.png)
    2. Download SQL Server Management Studio from the page that opens.

![The mouse pointer hovering over the Download SSMS 21 link on the Install SQL Server Management Studio web page.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/download ssms.png)
    3. In the **Downloads** folder on the server, double-click `vs_SSMS.exe` (the SQL Server Management Studio installer).

![Mouse pointer hovering over the SQL Server Management Studio installer](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/run ssms installer.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> In multiple places, the installation process for SQL Server Management Studio refers to the installation of Visual Studio. This is normal.
    4. If a **Before you get started** window is displayed, click **Continue**.
    5. In the **Installing – SQL Server Management Studio** window, click **Install** (in the lower-right corner).

![The mouse pointer in the lower-right corner hovering over the Install button in the Installing SQL Server Management Studio window](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/install ssms.png)
    6. The installer will indicate the progress of the installation process. When the installation is complete, click **OK** in the **Done installing** window, then restart the server.

![Progress bars displayed by the SQL Server Management Studio installer](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/ssms installation progress.png)

![The Done Installing message displayed by the SQL Server Management Studio installer](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/ssms done installing.png)
  5. Start SQL Server Management Studio. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

**Video**

> [!NOTE]
> Show me how
> 
> [Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/5%20start%20ssms.mp4)

**Instructions**

    1. In the Windows **Start** menu, click **Microsoft SQL Server Tools** > **SQL Server Management Studio**.
    2. If SQL Server Management Studio prompts you to sign in, click **Skip and add accounts later**.

![An image of the SQL Server Management Studio sign in prompt with an arrow pointing to the Skip and add accounts later option](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/SSMS sign in prompt.png)
    3. If an **Import User Settings** window opens, click **Do not import**.

![A screenshot of the SQL Server Management Studio option to import user settings.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/SSMS import user settings.png)
    4. If a “**new connection dialog experience**” window opens, click **No**.

![A screenshot of the SQL Server Management Studio new connection dialog experience option window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/SSMS new connection dialog experience.png)

The SQL Server Management Studio **Connect to Server** window opens.
  6. Connect to the database engine that you created. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

**Video**

> [!NOTE]
> Show me how
> 
> [Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/6%20connect%20to%20sql%20server%20instance%20in%20ssms.mp4)

**Instructions**

    1. In the **Connect to Server** window:
      - Enter **localhost\Lasernet** in the **Server name** box.
      - Select **SQL Server Authentication** from the **Authentication** list.
      - Enter **sa** in the **Login** box.
      - Enter the **sa** user’s password in the **Password** box.
      - Select **Remember password**.
      - Select **Trust server certificate**.
    2. Click **Connect**. SQL Server Management Studio connects to the SQL Server instance that you created.

![The Connect to Server window of SQL Server Management Studio](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/connect to instance(1).png)
  7. Create a database for Lasernet Config Server to use. To do this, follow the video or instructions:

**Video**

> [!NOTE]
> Show me how
> 
> [Video](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/7%20create%20LNConfig%20database.mp4)

**Instructions**

    1. In the **Object Explorer** pane, right-click **Databases**, and then click **New Database**.
    2. In the **New Database** window, enter **LNConfig** into the **Database** name box (at the top of the **General** page).
    3. Click **OK**. SQL Server creates the database.

![The New Database menu item and New Database window in SQL Server Management Studio](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/new database(2).png)
3. Minimize SQL Server Management Studio.
4. Locate the Lasernet Core Server installer.
  - **If you received Lasernet Core software as a ZIP file:** Extract the ZIP file to a suitable location, then open Windows Explorer and navigate to the extracted files.
  - **If you received Lasernet Core software through another method:** Open a Windows Explorer window, navigate to a suitable location, and then copy the Lasernet Core Server installer (example installer file name: `Lasernet Server 11.0.0.msi` ) into that location.
5. Use the Lasernet Core Server installer to install the Lasernet Core service and Lasernet Config service on the server:
  1. Run the Lasernet Core Server installer.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> A Microsoft Defender SmartScreen window might appear. The options provided vary depending on your organization’s IT policy. Click **Run anyway** if that option is available to you.
  2. On the **Welcome** page, click **Next**.
  3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, then click **Next**.
  4. Check that the default installation location is suitable and change it if necessary, then click **Next**.
  5. On the feature selection page, select **Lasernet Service** and **Configuration Server**.
  6. On the **Ready to Install** page, click **Install**.
  7. After the installation is complete, click **Finish**.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> The [Lasernet Monitor tool](/v1/docs/lasernet-monitor-11-guide) is also installed. This standalone desktop application enables you to read activity logs for Lasernet Core environments.
> 
> 
> 
> To view logs through a web application, you can use Manage. For more information, see [Lasernet Core Environment Logging](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-environment-logging).
6. Set up the Lasernet Config 11 service to start shortly after Windows starts:
  1. Click the Windows **Start** button, then enter “services”.
  2. Click **Services**.

![The Services item in the Start menu.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/service in start menu(1).png)
  3. In the **Services** window, double-click the **Lasernet Config 11** service.
  4. Change **Startup type** to **Automatic (Delayed Start)**, then click **OK**.

![A red rectangle indicates the Startup type property in the Lasernet Config 11 Properties window.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/Lasernet Config 11 service window.png)

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> This setting is intended to ensure that Lasernet Config 11 starts after SQL Server, so that Lasernet Config 11 can connect to its database.
> 
> 
> 
> However, in some circumstances, Lasernet Config 11 cannot connect to its database despite the delayed start. If this occurs, the following page will persist in your web browser when you try to [sign in to the Lasernet Core administration tool](/v1/docs/sign-in-to-the-lasernet-core-administration-tool).
> 
> ![The Initializing configuration databases message that is displayed when the Lasernet Core administration tool is starting.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/initializing configuration databases(2).png)
> 
> 
> 
> If this occurs, right-click the **Lasernet Config 11** service in the **Services** window, then click **Restart**.
> 
> ![A red rectangle indicates the Restart menu item for the Lasernet Config 11 Windows service.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/restart Lasernet Config 11 service.png)

After installing the Lasernet Core server software, the next step of the [Lasernet Core 11 installation and setup process](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide) is to [install Lasernet Developer on the server](/v1/docs/install-lasernet-core-11-client-software).

### Full Installation and Setup Process

> [!WARNING]
> Important
> 
> You must be signed in to the server as an administrator.

1. Ensure that all [hardware and software system requirements](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-system-requirements) are satisfied.
2. Create a Microsoft SQL Server database for Lasernet Config Server to use.
  - You must create the database in a named SQL Server instance (rather than the default instance). This instance must be on the same server as Lasernet Config Server or on a server that Lasernet Config Server can communicate with.
  - Ensure that a database user that has permissions to create and alter tables, and insert, update and delete rows, is available for Lasernet Config Server to use. This can be the `sa` user, or it can be a created user that has appropriate permissions.
  - There are no manual database configuration requirements. Any necessary configuration is made automatically by Lasernet Core.
  - Ensure that the database **Collation** is case-insensitive. For example, `SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS`.
3. Copy the Lasernet Core Server installer to any location on the servers that will host Lasernet Core environments or Lasernet Config Server. The installer file name is `Lasernet Server 11.<minor version>.<patch version>.msi`. For example, `Lasernet Server 11.0.0.msi`.
4. On each server that will host either a Lasernet Core environment or the Lasernet Config Server, or both, use the Lasernet Core Server installer to install the Lasernet Core service or Lasernet Config service (or both) on the server:
  1. Run the Lasernet Core Server installer.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> A Microsoft Defender SmartScreen window might appear. The options provided vary depending on your organization’s IT policy. Click **Run anyway** if that option is available to you.
  2. On the **Welcome** page, click **Next**.
  3. Accept the terms of the license agreement, then click **Next**.
  4. Check that the default installation location is suitable and change it if necessary, then click **Next**.
  5. Select which installer features to install:
    - **Lasernet Service:** Install this feature if the server will run a Lasernet Core environment.
    - **Configuration Server:** Install this feature if the server will run Lasernet Config Server.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If necessary, you can select both **Lasernet Service** and **Configuration Server**.
  6. On the **Ready to Install** page, click **Install**.
  7. After the installation is complete, click **Finish**.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If you selected the **Lasernet Service** feature, the [Lasernet Monitor tool](/v1/docs/lasernet-monitor-11-guide) is also installed. This standalone desktop application enables you to read activity logs for Lasernet Core environments.
> 
> 
> 
> To view logs through a web application, you can use Manage. For more information, see [Lasernet Core Environment Logging](/v1/docs/lasernet-environment-logging).

After installing Lasernet Core server software, the next step of the [Lasernet Core 11 installation and setup process](/v1/docs/lasernet-core-11-installation-guide) is to [install Lasernet Developer on client computers](/v1/docs/install-lasernet-core-11-client-software).

#### Extra Actions If Lasernet Config Server Is Installed on the Same Server As SQL Server

When the Lasernet Config 11 service (Lasernet Config Server) starts, it connects to its SQL Server database. However, if Lasernet Config Server is installed on the same server as SQL Server, at server startup, the Lasernet Config 11 service might start before SQL Server is ready to accept connections. If this occurs, the following page persists in the user’s browser when they try to [sign in to the Lasernet Core administration tool](/v1/docs/sign-in-to-the-lasernet-core-administration-tool) and the [Lasernet Config Server log](/v1/docs/location-of-the-lasernet-server-settings-file) contains database connection errors.

![The Initializing configuration databases message that is displayed when the Lasernet Core administration tool is starting.](https://cdn.document360.io/c831ef63-c6b3-48ee-b443-3e33644e4e2e/Images/Documentation/initializing configuration databases(3).png)

To prevent this issue on servers that host both Lasernet Config Server and SQL Server, ensure that the Lasernet Config 11 service starts after SQL Server. Some possible solutions are to:

- Set the **Startup type** of the Lasernet Config 11 service to **Automatic (Delayed Start)**.
- Configure the Lasernet Config 11 service to depend on the relevant SQL Server service. You can use the `sc config "<name of service to modify>" depend= "<name of service to depend on>"` command to achieve this.

If Lasernet Config Server starts before is SQL Server ready, restart the Lasernet Config 11 service.