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You can also use the Community VM (How to setup the Community Virtual Machines (BETA)) as a comparison to your setup/troubleshooting if running into issues. It has Aptify 6.1 Desktop client, Aptify Web 6.1 Webclient, e-Business 5.5.3, e-Business 6, an Application Server, and of course, an Aptify database running in SQL Server.
Setup
Quick list for setting up a new Aptify database server/desktop client
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Draft Quick list for setting up a new Aptify Web Server
Draft Quick list for setting up a new e-Business 6 Server (With or without Aptify Web)
Draft Quick list for setting up a new Aptify Application Server or adding new Service to existing server
Transfer
Most of the time, if you have an existing, functional Aptify Web, e-Business 6, or e-Business Classic website, it's easier to copy the site and re-set it up as opposed to running through the above installers. Another words, you're copying the IIS site and updating the settings (URL, database, etc) that have changed.
Here's a guide on how to do so including links on where to change any necessary updated settings. The same guide but with references to attachments and such removed for client consumability: Draft How to setup Aptify Web, e-Business 5.5.3, or e-Business 6 without using an installer
Troubleshoot
If you have successfully installed or transferred your Aptify Web website or e-Business 6 but it won't load, here's a guide to some basic troubleshooting steps you can take: Draft Checklist for basic Aptify Web/ebusiness 6 troubleshooting
A set of concrete examples in troubleshooting largely leveraging the above tips can be found here: Draft Sample Aptify Web/e-Business 6 Troubleshooting story
Tangential, but Good
How to make a local site publicly available- for free
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