--- title: "Set Up Silent Installation" canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VRAYSWARM/112689535/Set%20Up%20Silent%20Installation" format: markdown --- This page provides information on setting up V-Ray Swarm through a silent installation and removing V-Ray Swarm through a silent uninstallation. > Macro (ui-button) ## ** Overview ** --- A silent installation allows you to complete V-Ray Swarm installation without user input during the process using a predefined set of options. To set up a silent installation, you need to perform two steps: creating an .xml file and running the installer. You can remove V-Ray from your machine similarly through a silent uninstall. > ⚠️ By using the Chaos installer for automatic installation with the respective options for that (-auto or -quiet=1), or otherwise installing a Chaos product, you accept the [Chaos End User License Agreement](https://www.chaos.com/terms) and the [Chaos Global Consumer Privacy Policy](https://www.chaos.com/privacy). ## **Installation** --- There are two options to install V-Ray Swarm. You can either use the default settings or make a custom setup by adjusting some of the values. #### **Windows** --- **Default ** Run the installer: **swarm-installer-windows-2.0.17.exe -gui=0 -auto** **Custom ** Prepare the **config.xml** file. Run the installer with the following command: **swarm-installer-windows-2.0.17.exe -gui=0 -configFile="config.xml" -quiet=1** #### **Linux** --- Set the executable permissions of **swarm-installer-linux-2.0.17.bin**: **chmod +x ./swarm-installer-linux-2.0.17.bin** Run the installer without sudo - your password will be asked. **Default  ** **./swarm-installer-linux-2.0.17.bin -gui=0 -auto** **Custom ** Prepare the **config.xml** file. Run the installer with the following command: **./swarm-installer-linux-2.0.17.bin -gui=0 -configFile="config.xml" -quiet=1** #### **macOS** --- Mount **swarm-installer-mac-universal-2.0.17.dmg**: To mount it, double click on the **dmg **file. Alternatively, mount with the command ** hdiutil attach swarm-installer-mac-universal-2.0.17.dmg** Run the installer without sudo - your password will be asked. **Default **  **/Volumes/V-Ray\ Swarm\ Installer/Swarm\ Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/swarm-installer-mac -gui=0 -auto** **Custom** Prepare the **config.xml** file. Run the installer with the following command:** /Volumes/V-Ray\ Swarm\ Installer/Swarm\ Installer.app/Contents/MacOS/swarm-installer-mac -gui=0 -configFile="config.xml" -quiet=1** To unmount the .dmg file after installation, run **hdiutil detach '/Volumes/V-Ray Swarm Installer'** ## **Installer Arguments** --- You can run the installation file from command prompt with the following arguments: | | | | --- | --- | | -help | Prints available arguments for the installer executable. | | -configFile | Specifies path to an installation configuration file. | | -gui | Specifies if a Graphic User Interface or a command line one is used during installation:
0 – No Graphic User Interface is visible, installation is in command line.
1 – Installation is with a Graphic User Interface. | | -debug | Specifies the level of debug logging by the installer. Defaults to 0 and assumes a value of 1 if argument is provided with no value. | | -auto | Specifies if the installation is automatic with default settings and forces the *-quiet* argument.
If you perform an automatic installation and use the Software, the EULA and the Privacy Policy are automatically accepted during the installation. | | -quiet | Specifies whether the automatic installation is without user input. Defaults to 1.
0 – Installation requires user input and asks for a confirmation of each variable before proceeding. It also prints log in the console.
1 – Installation is without user input. EULA is accepted automatically. | ## **Configuration File** --- The config.xml file holds configuration information about the settings of the installation. Below is an example of such a config file. ``` /usr/Chaos/V-Ray/Swarm2 1113 127.0.0.1 30304 30304 30304 ``` Below is a description of the variables of the installer: | | | | --- | --- | | SWARM_BIN_DIR | Defines the path where Swarm itself is installed.
Default for each OS:
- Windows: C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\Swarm 2 - macOS: /Applications/Chaos/V-Ray/Swarm2 - Linux: /usr/Chaos/V-Ray/Swarm2 | | SWARM_WEBPORT | Determines the port for the Web UI (Admin Panel).
Default: 1113 | ## **Silent uninstallation** --- You can use a command to perform a silent uninstall. In order to do that you need to know the full path of the folder containing V-Ray additional files and the exact name of the product, you want to uninstall. Then you can execute the following command: ``` \uninstall\installer.exe" -uninstall="\uninstall\install.log" -uninstallApp="" -gui=0 -quiet=1 ``` where is the destination folder and is the product name i.e. “V-Ray Swarm 2” For example, the following command will uninstall V-Ray Swarm: ``` C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\Swarm 2\uninstall\installer.exe" -uninstall="C:\Program Files\Chaos\V-Ray\Swarm 2\uninstall\install.log" -uninstallApp="V-Ray Swarm 2" -gui=0 -quiet=1 ```