Installation & Deployment

DiKAS is provided either as a ready-made ISO image for POS hardware or as a Windows application.

ISO Image (Standard)

The simplest option: DiKAS comes as a complete operating system image that is installed on the POS hardware.

Pre-configured Hardware

If you ordered DiKAS hardware, the system is already pre-installed and ready to use. Simply turn it on and get started.

Custom Hardware / Fresh Installation

The current ISO image can be downloaded from the following address:

https://s3.dikas.de/iso/dikas.iso

1. Download the ISO image
2. Write it to a USB stick (e.g. with Rufus or dd)
3. Boot from the USB stick and complete the installation
4. After restarting, DiKAS is ready to use

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Windows Installation

DiKAS can also run directly on Windows as an .exe:

1. Extract dikascore.exe into a folder
2. Optional: populate the plugins/ folder with feature DLLs
3. Start: dikascore.exe
4. Accessible at http://localhost:8090

Change port:

set ASPNETCORE_URLS=http://localhost:9090
dikascore.exe

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Update

1. Stop DiKAS
2. Install the new version (ISO or overwrite dikascore.exe)
3. Start DiKAS

Database migrations are applied automatically on startup.

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Backup

The easiest way: Admin → Settings → System → Backup → "Create Backup"

→ Detailed guide: Backup & Restore

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Next Step

→ REST API — API documentation for developers