How to: Downloading LemonEdge

10-15 min setup time

Welcome to LemonEdge! The first step in getting you onboarded as a user is to download the product. This document outlines the process to download the LemonEdge product. If you need assistance downloading an add-in (Asset Management, Insurance, etc.), please see the links at the bottom of this document. 

Prerequisites:

1. Hardware Requirements
   1. 16 GB+ RAM (32 GB+ if running SQL Server/local environments)
   2. 50 GB+ HDD
   3. 1.5GHz+
   4. Macs not currently supported
2. Shared Keys file (provided from LemonEdge)

Steps:

1. Open your web browser and go to: https://www.lemonedge.com/download 
2. Locate your Shared Keys file (should have been provided by the LemonEdge Sales or Implementation team)
3. Specifically, locate your "Private Shared Access Token" (red section in the below screenshot will contain your key)
4. Return to your browser and copy/paste this into:
5. Select the relevant option from the dropdown where "Trial" is set by default
   • Trial = you are a prospective client/partner and have been given a Trial license by LemonEdge
   • Developer = you are a "Developer Console" user as designated by your license
   • Partner = you are an Implementation Partner
   • Production = you are a client embarking on an implementation or a new member of an existing client firm
6. Click:
   • Full Desktop = if you are a client, partner or non-development user
   • Admin Console = if you are a "Developer Console" user as flagged in the previous step
7. Click "Install" in the resulting window
8. Concurrently - open a filer explorer window and create a folder called "LemonEdge" on your C: drive **
   
   • Within that folder, create a "Windows" folder

**You may choose another location on your PC but caution against using "C:\Program Files\" as there are known issues using that particular Windows folder.

1. Once the install completes, open the downloaded zip file and right click + "Extract All" in the resulting file explorer window
2. Paste all files within your LemonEdge>>Windows folder (created in the previous step 8)
3. From within your LemonEdge>>Windows folder, locate the appsettings.JSON file and open it
   • Use Notepad or any development platform you prefer
4. Refer to this section of your Shared Keys file and update the corresponding section within the appsettings file
5. Save the appsettings file and close it
6. Return to your LemonEdge>>Windows folder and locate the LemonEdge application file
7. Ping that to your dock or create a desktop shortcut, as this is the actual application
8. Once complete, open that shortcut and login using your Service URI + credentials

Once you've completed this, you can now Login.