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Setting Up EL Launcher

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Setting Up EL Launcher

Set up the EL Launcher on your computer and stream your Apps from your own Hardware.

Overview

After subscribing to the Pay Per License plan and downloading the EL from the Control panel, you should set it up on your Computer and start streaming your Apps from your Hardware.

Prerequisites

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  1. Activate the Pay Per License plan from the Control Panel and purchase the number of Licenses needed.

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  1. Download the EL (i.e. the zip file) from the Control Panel to your C: Drive.

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  1. 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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To determine the needed space for the App, follow this rule:

The Required space = zipped App size + extracted App size + the biggest available extracted App size.

Machine requirements

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  1. A powerful machine/ VM with a GPU** is required.

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  1. A Windows OS images.png (Windows 10, 11 or Server).

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  1. A good Internet Connection.

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** All GPUs are supported but some Apps may Not Stream from a machine with an RTX 2080.

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Warning: Running 4.27 Unreal Engine App in an AMD GPU like rx580 8GB will make the App crash or get an Amf related error.

Instructions

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Note:

  • Install the Unreal Engine 5.4 (backward compatible) prerequisites from here.

  • Install 7zip from here.

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In your Computer :

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  1. Go to ā€œControl Panel\System and Security\Systemā€

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  1. Click on ā€œAdvanced system settingsā€œ

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  1. Click on ā€œEnvironment Variablesā€œ

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Image 1. Control Panel : System and Security : System : Advanced system settings : Environment Variables

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  1. Select each path and click ā€œEditā€. (See image below).

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Image 2. Select each path. Click Edit

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  1. Click ā€˜'Newā€™'

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  1. Add a new entry ā€œC:\Program Files\7-Zip'' (i.e. installation folder where the 7-zip software is installed).

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  1. Click OK in all the Control Panel applets.

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  1. Restart the instance.

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  1. Go to C: Drive on your Computer to the EL.zip. (previously downloaded from the Control Panel to the C: Drive).

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  1. Extract the EL.zip folder.

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  1. Click EL.exe, to generate the config_EL.json file.

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  1. Collect your apiKey and userName ( follow this document : Getting API Key)

  2. Open the config_EL.json with Notepad (See image below)

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  1. Paste the apiKey in the config_EL.json file. ā€œapiKeyā€: ā€œā€œ,

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  1. Paste your userName in the config_EL.json file. ā€œuserNameā€: ā€œā€œ

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  1. Save the file.

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  1. Open the EL.exe file.

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  1. A terminal window will appear. Wait 1 to 2 minutes (i.e. the time to connect the machine to Eagle 3Dā€™s system until the message ā€œReady to serve pixel streamingā€œ appears).

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Now you have finished the EL Launcher setup successfully!

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To check the success of your setup, you should:

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Notes

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