Windows Agent Installation

Let’s see different ways to install the Backup Ninja agent on Windows systems.

Install and configure MySQL Server

Go to https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/installer/ and download the MSI Installer.

Run the downloaded file and follow the installation instructions.

Add the MySQL server bin directory to a system PATH variable (eg. C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin). The mysql.exe and mysqldump.exe binaries must be in a system PATH the directory in order to make the agent work properly:

From the GUI:

1. Go to Control Panel → System and Security → System
2. Open Advanced system settings
3. Click on Environment Variables
4. Find the Path variable in the System variables list and double-click on it
5. Click New
6. Paste your MySQL server bin directory there (eg. C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin)
7. Click OK

From PowerShell:

$ [Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("Path", $env:Path + ";C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin", "Machine")

From the command prompt (cmd.exe):

$ SETX /M Path "%Path%;C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\bin"

Chocolatey

Go to https://chocolatey.org/install and install the required software.

Add a Backup Ninja agent source:

$ choco source add -n bartender -s "'https://winrepo.s9s.io/nuget/bartender-choco/'"

Install the agent by running:

$ choco install bartender --install-args="'API_KEY=xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx DB=mysql://user:[email protected]:3306'"

MSI Installer

Download the latest MSI installer from https://winrepo.s9s.io/assets/bartender/bartender.msi. And then, you can run it using:

• PowerShell:

Start-Process -Wait msiexec -ArgumentList '/qn /i bartender.msi API_KEY=xxx-xxxx-xxx DB=mysql://root:[email protected]:3306'

• Command prompt (cmd.exe):

start /wait msiexec /qn /i bartender.msi APIKEY="xxx-xxxx-xxx" DB="mysql://root:[email protected]:3306"

• UI: Run the *.msi file under the Administrator user. Paste API_KEY and DB values to corresponding fields.