Download and run the installer
- Download Halyx-Setup.exe from the Download page.
- Run it. Halyx installs for your user, without administrator rights, in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Halyx, with a shortcut in the Start menu and on the Desktop, then launches. - Until the executable is signed, Windows may show "Windows protected your PC": click More info, then Run anyway.
Reinstalling over it keeps everything (shows, profiles, account). The bare executable (halyx-windows-x64.exe) also
runs without installing.
Allow the network
On first launch, Windows asks for network access: tick private and public networks. On a fixed-address stage network without a gateway, Windows classes the network as "Public": without that box, the light goes out but tablets cannot reach the console. Halyx detects it and says so, with a button that opens the right setting (see Network, nodes and firewall).
The launch window
Halyx opens in a small window (no console):
- the choice of network adapter for the tablets;
- the address and QR code to scan with a tablet or phone;
- Open the console opens it in the PC's browser;
- the close button tucks the window into the notification area: the engine and the light keep running. Only Quit stops it, after confirmation;
- Start Halyx with Windows, if the PC is dedicated to lighting.
While Halyx runs, the PC does not go to sleep by itself (on a laptop, sleep would cut DMX mid-show). To play with the lid closed, set the lid action to "Do nothing".
Updates
Halyx offers new versions in Settings › Updates, with what's new, never forcing them. They install in one click and are signed.