Set up the binary EL on your computer and stream your Apps from your Hardware.
Overview
Upon After subscribing for the Pay Per License plan and downloading your EL from the New Control panel, you should set it up on your Computer to then start streaming your Apps from your Hardware. Follow the instructions below to complete the setup then and learn how to auto-start the EL upon every Windows login.
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Activate the Pay Per License plan from the New Control Panel and purchase the number of Licenses needed.
Need Binary Control Panel because from this CP stream URL has to be generated and the config setup has to be done.
Install 7zip.
Download the EL (i.e. the zip file) from the New Control Panel to your C: Drive.
Make sure there is enough disk space on your C drive as the App will be stored in C:\0.apps folder
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Warning: Running 4.27 Unreal Engine App in an AMD GPU like rx580 8gb8GB will mark make the App crash or get an Amf related error. |
Instructions
Follow the instructions below The following instructions will guide you on how to:
Set up the EL.
To start Start the EL automatically upon every Windows login.
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Setting up the EL
In your Computer :
Go to “Control Panel\System and Security\System”
Click on “Advanced system settings“
Click on “Environment Variables“
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Click OK.
Restart the instance.
Go to C: Drive on your Computer to the “EL.zip“. (previously downloaded from the New Control Panel to the C: Drive).
Extract the “EL.zip“ folder. (It contains a config_EL.json file and an EL.exe file) (See image below)
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Collect your API Key and user name username ( follow this document :Getting API Key)
Open the “config_EL.json“ with Notepad (See image below)
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Paste the API Key in the config_EL.json file (“apikey” : “ “ )
Paste your username in the config_EL.json file (“username” : “ “)
Save the file.
Open the “EL.exe“ file.
A terminal window will appear. Wait 1 to 2 minutes (i.e. the time to connect the machine to Eagle 3D’s system until the message “Ready to serve pixel streaming“ appears).
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You have now finished the Binary EL setup successfully!
Upload an App in the
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New Control Panel. (Follow this tutorial
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Play the App. (Follow this tutorial
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If the App is running, then the installation was successful. If not, please contact Support. |
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Follow the steps below to make the EL Auto-Start every time you login to Windows.
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Starting the EL automatically upon every Windows startup
Open Task Scheduler from the start menu.
Create a task from the right side panel.
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Go to the Action Tab and click on ‘'new’'.
Browse and select the “EL.exe“ file.
In the “Start in“ box add the folder path where the EL.exe exist.
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Click OK
Now the Binary EL will Auto-Start every time you log into Windows
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3. Notes and Warnings
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Please note that one running EL can serve only one user at a time. (1 CCU per License). |
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Please keep the terminal window open. Closing it will stop the stream. Also, don’t click inside of the EL’s black window or any other window started by the stream. If clicked by mistake, just press Esc button one time. |
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Apps will be downloaded in C drive so please make sure that there is enough free space. |
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It is possible to start more than one “EL.exe“ in a single PC to run multiple stream from the same PC but this might cause poor streaming experience due to the lack of hardware resources like CPU, GPU or RAM. |
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Tip : On Sleep mode, the Stream stops. You need to make sure the EL is running non stop. You can change it from your computer’s settings. |
Tip : It is possible to install the EL in a Personal computer for testing purposes (if it does Pixel Streaming, i.e. has a dedicated GPU), then REMOVE IT and install it in another machine. |
Warning 🛑
If you see the error below while streaming your App in the Browser, the stream should be working still.
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