# Prerequisites

## FastStats

This guide covers installing Orbit into an existing FastStats Enterprise environment. Orbit requires an existing, working FastStats Web Service running over IIS with SQL Server.

> [!NOTE]
>
> To share a FastStats storyboard as a Collection in Orbit, you must select the `Apteco.Discoverer.Plugins.Storyboard` plugin enabled checkbox on the Plugins tab. To do this, open the **FastStats Configurator** \> **Web Service** \> **General** tab \> **Client Configuration** \> select the **Discoverer** system \> **Edit** \> **Plugins**.

## Web server system requirements

Microsoft .NET Framework V4.6.2 minimum.

> [!NOTE]
>
> In Registry Editor, open `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\.NET Framework Setup\NDP`. The NDP subkey lists installed versions (Ver4 \> Client node).

This ensures that the Orbit Updater works with Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2: [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework](<https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework>)

## SQL Server (2008 R2 or later)

The Orbit API requires access to an SQL Server. You must have administration rights to make the necessary changes.

## Test outbound connection

The FastStats Orbit Updater service retrieves and installs the Orbit web application and Orbit API from Apteco's publicly available update server.

Use a browser on the server where you plan to install Orbit to test the outbound connection:

[https://orbit.apteco.com/FastStatsOrbitUpdateServer/nuget/](<https://orbit.apteco.com/FastStatsOrbitUpdateServer/nuget/>)

Accessing this address should return the following XML:

XML

```xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<service xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2007/app"
         xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
         xml:base="https://orbit.apteco.com/FastStatsOrbitUpdateServer/nuget/">
    <workspace>
        <atom:title>Default</atom:title>
        <collection href="Packages">
            <atom:title>Packages</atom:title>
        </collection>
    </workspace>
</service>
```

> [!NOTE]
>
> If you don't see this response, firewall rules may be blocking access to Apteco. The install won't work without this connection.

## ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle

1. Download the Windows **Hosting Bundle** from:

   [https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0](<https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet/8.0>)
2. Install the **.NET Desktop Runtime** from the same page.

For further detail, see the [ASP.NET Core 10 requirement](<https://help.apteco.com/en/admin/requirements/asp-net-requirement/index.md>).

## IIS URL Rewrite Module 2.1

The IIS URL Rewrite module is available from the IIS downloads site. Choose x86 or x64 depending on your operating system.

[https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite\#additionalDownloads](<https://www.iis.net/downloads/microsoft/url-rewrite#additionalDownloads>)