A fresh Windows Server install has neither ASP.NET Core 8 nor .NET
Desktop 8, so the Service refuses to start and the GUI fails to
launch — the symptoms link to aka.ms/dotnet-core-applaunch but it's
not obvious from the GUI itself what's wrong.
Setup now:
- Detects each runtime by looking for an 8.x folder under
%ProgramFiles%\dotnet\shared\Microsoft.{AspNetCore,WindowsDesktop}.App
- Uses Inno Setup's built-in TDownloadWizardPage to fetch any missing
runtime from the aka.ms redirect and runs `/install /quiet /norestart`
- Treats Microsoft's 1638 / 3010 / 1641 exit codes as success
If the box has no internet, the prereq install fails with a clear
message and a "continue anyway?" prompt. README + installation docs
list the manual download URLs and `dotnet --list-runtimes` check;
troubleshooting has a section pointing at the same fix when the
service won't start after install.
installer/webhook-server.iss is an Inno Setup 6 script that:
- Installs to %ProgramFiles%\WebhookServer
- Creates Start Menu folder + GUI shortcut (and optional desktop icon)
- Runs install-service.ps1 post-install to register the Windows Service
- Runs uninstall-service.ps1 pre-uninstall to remove it
- Bundles the webhook-server icon for the installer / uninstaller
scripts/build-installer.ps1 is the local build helper: publishes both
projects, finds ISCC.exe (PATH or standard install path), compiles the
installer with the version pulled from Directory.Build.props, drops the
output in dist/.
.github/workflows/ci.yml runs build + test on every push/PR to main.
.github/workflows/release.yml triggers on v* tags (or manual dispatch),
runs tests, installs Inno Setup via choco, builds the installer, and
attaches the .exe to a GitHub Release. Pre-1.0 versions are flagged
prerelease automatically.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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