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This guides helps you to know how to install our extensions in your Windows environment

chevron-rightStep 1 – Download the extensionhashtag

For this example we are using SuperTables extension

  1. Go to the Customer Portal.

  2. Navigate to the Products page.

  3. Scroll to the extension you want to install.

  4. Click the Windows icon to download the installation package.

chevron-rightStep 2 – Download and prepare the license filehashtag

Download the license file from the Customer Portal.

Then:

  1. Open your Downloads folder.

  2. Copy the license file to the folder where the extension will be installed.

  3. Rename the file to license.lic if needed.

The filename must match exactly.

chevron-rightStep 3 – Prepare the installation folderhashtag

Make sure the installation folder contains:

  • The extension installation files

  • The license.lic file

  • Your SSL certificate files

Next, extract the downloaded extension package:

  1. Right-click the downloaded file.

  2. Select Extract.

  3. Extract the files into the same installation folder.

All required files should now be located in the same folder.

chevron-rightStep 4 – Create the configuration filehashtag

Open PowerShell in the installation folder:

  1. Right-click inside the folder

  2. Select Open in Terminal

or

  1. Right-click on the installation folder

  2. Select Open PowerShell window here

Run the configuration command using the extension executable:

.\super-tables-win.exe publish:config

Press Enter.

This will generate the configuration file in the folder.

chevron-rightStep 5 – Configure the extensionhashtag

Open the generated config file.

Update the configuration:

  • Set the port number the extension should run on (for example 8000).

  • Update the names of the SSL key and SSL certificate files if necessary so they match the files in the folder.

Save the configuration file.

chevron-rightStep 6 – Start the extensionhashtag

Once the configuration is complete:

  1. Navigate to the installation folder.

  2. Double-click the extension executable.

Windows may ask you to allow access through the firewall. Select Allow access.

If the installation is successful, the extension will start running on the configured port with a valid license.

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Access the .trex file

After the extension server is running, you can access the .trex files by navigating to:

http://localhost:8000/trex

The exact URL depends on the host and port configured in your config file.

Use the .trex file from this location when adding the extension in Tableau Desktop.

We have a video guide on how to do the installation and a textual guide; see below the video for the textual guide.

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