Installer command-line options
The options each Windows installer takes for an unattended install.
- For
- Administrators
- Applies to
- Billet 1.0
- Updated
All three Windows installers are Inno Setup packages. They take Inno Setup's standard switches, plus their own options below. Values cannot contain spaces or quotes.
Standard switches
| Switch | Meaning |
|---|---|
/VERYSILENT |
No wizard and no progress window |
/SILENT |
No wizard, but a progress window |
/SUPPRESSMSGBOXES |
Answer message boxes with their default |
/NORESTART |
Never restart the machine |
/LOG="<file>" |
Write Setup's log to a file |
Exit code 0 means it installed.
Billet (the desktop app)
Billet-<version>-windows-x64-setup.exe
Installs for the current Windows account, with no administrator rights. Run it as the person who will use Billet. It has no options of its own.
Billet Host
Billet-Host-<version>-windows-x64-setup.exe. Needs administrator rights.
| Option | Meaning |
|---|---|
/PORTAL=https://... |
The portal's address. Needed only on a machine that is not enrolled yet. |
/TOKEN=<token> |
A host enrollment token. Needed only on a machine that is not enrolled yet. |
/ADVERTISE=<address> |
Optional. The address people's computers dial for direct connections, without a port. |
Billet-Host-1.0.0-windows-x64-setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /NORESTART `
/PORTAL=https://portal.example.com /TOKEN=<token>Billet Stats Agent
Billet-Stats-Agent-<version>-windows-x64-setup.exe. Needs administrator rights. Billet Host runs this installer itself, so you only run it directly on an Amazon DCV desktop.
| Option | Meaning |
|---|---|
/PORTAL=https://... |
The portal's address. Needed only on a machine that is not enrolled yet. |
/TOKEN=<token> |
A host enrollment token. Needed only on a machine that is not enrolled yet. |
/KIND=dcv or /KIND=native |
dcv for an Amazon DCV desktop, native for a Billet desktop. |
/DCVHOST=<address> |
For /KIND=dcv: the address your DCV Connection Gateway reaches this machine at. |
Billet-Stats-Agent-1.0.0-windows-x64-setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES `
/PORTAL=https://portal.example.com /TOKEN=<token> /KIND=dcv /DCVHOST=10.0.0.5