Windows Server Setup Guide

# Run PowerShell as Administrator
# Enable Hyper-V and Containers features
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Hyper-V -All
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Containers -All

# Restart computer when prompted
Restart-Computer

# Download Docker Desktop from official website
# https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop

# Or use Chocolatey package manager
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
choco install docker-desktop -y

# Start Docker Desktop and complete setup

# Create application directory
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path 'C:\ContentWing' -Force
Set-Location 'C:\ContentWing'

# Download docker-compose.yml
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://releases.contentwing.com/latest/docker-compose.yml' -OutFile 'docker-compose.yml'

# Download environment template
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://releases.contentwing.com/latest/.env.example' -OutFile '.env.example'
Copy-Item '.env.example' '.env'

# Edit environment file
notepad .env

# Required settings (edit in notepad):
# APP_URL=https://your-domain.com
# DATABASE_URL=postgresql://user:pass@db:5432/contentwing
# JWT_SECRET=your-super-secret-key-here
# REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379

# Save and close notepad

# Start all services in detached mode
docker-compose up -d

# Check service status
docker-compose ps

# View application logs
docker-compose logs -f app

# Access at http://localhost:3000

# Install Node.js 18+ using Chocolatey
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force
iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))
choco install nodejs -y

# Install PostgreSQL
choco install postgresql -y --params '/Password:secure_password'

# Install Redis (or use Redis on Windows)
choco install redis-64 -y

# Restart PowerShell to refresh PATH

# Start PostgreSQL service
Start-Service postgresql-x64-14

# Connect to PostgreSQL (using installed psql)
& 'C:\Program Files\PostgreSQL\14\bin\psql.exe' -U postgres

# In PostgreSQL shell, create database:
CREATE DATABASE contentwing;
CREATE USER contentwing_user WITH PASSWORD 'secure_password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE contentwing TO contentwing_user;
\q

# Create application directory
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path 'C:\ContentWing' -Force
Set-Location 'C:\ContentWing'

# Download latest release
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://releases.contentwing.com/latest/contentwing-windows.zip' -OutFile 'contentwing.zip'
Expand-Archive -Path 'contentwing.zip' -DestinationPath '.' -Force
Remove-Item 'contentwing.zip'

# Install dependencies
npm install --production

# Copy configuration template
Copy-Item '.env.example' '.env'

# Edit configuration file
notepad .env

# Set database connection:
# DATABASE_URL=postgresql://contentwing_user:secure_password@localhost:5432/contentwing
# JWT_SECRET=your-super-secret-key-here
# REDIS_URL=redis://localhost:6379

# Run database migrations
npm run db:migrate

# Install PM2 process manager globally
npm install -g pm2
npm install -g pm2-windows-service

# Create PM2 service
pm2 start ecosystem.config.js
pm2 save
pm2-service-install -n ContentWing

# Start the service
Start-Service ContentWing

# Check service status
Get-Service -Name 'ContentWing'

# View service details
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_Service -Filter "Name='ContentWing'"

# Check PM2 processes
pm2 list
pm2 monit

# Check system performance
Get-Counter '\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time'
Get-Counter '\Memory\Available MBytes'

# Monitor disk usage
Get-WmiObject -Class Win32_LogicalDisk | Select-Object Size,FreeSpace,DeviceID

# View application logs
Get-EventLog -LogName Application -Source 'ContentWing' -Newest 50