In order to use the EVO PDF Client for .NET Framework in your applications you first have to install the EVO PDF Server. The server can be installed as Azure Cloud Service Worker Role, Azure Cloud Service Web Role, Azure Service Fabric Application, IIS ASP.NET Web Application or Windows Service.
EVO PDF Server was created to make available the power of the EVO PDF tools to various platforms. The EVO PDF Server features are accessed through client libraries which can be directly referenced in your applications. The client libraries API is very similar to the regular libraries API, to make the porting between platforms very easy.
EVO PDF Server ZIP archive can be downloaded from EVO PDF Downloads page of the website.
After download you can extract the server ZIP archive in a local folder on your computer. It is recommended to extract the archive in a location close to the drive root to avoid eventual problems that might be caused by too long paths in Visual Studio and other tools.
The server files and the detailed installation instructions in various environments can be found in the extracted server folder.
EVO PDF Server can be installed in various Azure and Windows environments. It can run in an Azure Cloud Service Worker Role, in an Azure Cloud Service Web Role, in an Azure Service Fabric Application, in an IIS ASP.NET Web Application or in a Windows Service.
Below are listed the supported types of EVO PDF Server. The installation procedure for each type of server is described in detail in the server documentation.
Windows Service - EVO PDF Server runs in a Windows Service and the client library connects to this type of server using the TCP/IP address of the server assigned at server installation
Azure Cloud Service Worker Role - EVO PDF Server runs in an Azure Cloud Service Worker Role and the client library connects to this type of server using the TCP/IP address of the server assigned at server installation
Azure Cloud Service Web Role - EVO PDF Server runs in an Azure Cloud Service Web Role and the client library connects to this type of server using the HTTP URL of the server assigned at server installation
Azure Service Fabric Application - EVO PDF Server runs in an Azure Service Fabric Application and the client library connects to this type of server using the TCP/IP address of the server assigned at server installation
IIS Application - EVO PDF Server runs in a Web Application installed in IIS and the client library connects to this type of server using the HTTP URL of the application