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Templafy Desktop for server mode (Templafy Hive)

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Maria Bendixen
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This article will explain how server mode/VDI installation works on Templafy Hive from Templafy Desktop client 3.1.27. Sections in this article: 

 

Prerequisites

 
  • Admin access in Templafy tenant
  • System admin rights for internal IT 
  • Templafy Desktop client 3.1.27 or higher
  • Templafy Desktop Server Mode module enabled
  • Citrix requires WebView2 registry keys

 

About server mode installation with Templafy Desktop

Templafy Desktop is able to download packages when installed by administrators using Server Mode installation parameter.

When installed in server mode, Templafy Desktop converts enabled add-ins and installs them into %ProgramData%, and in a similar manner, HKCU keys will be converted to HKLM.

Once the installation completes, installed packages will be displayed under the Modules tab of Templafy Desktop.

 

 
  • Server mode currently supports installation of the following add-ins: Library, Check, ProductivityPlus and Email Signature.
    • Email Signature has limited support for non-persistent environments and published applications, due to the need of retaining the onboarding flow synchronization keys and downloading of the signature HTML file.
    • If EmailSignatures are used in a persistent server environment running Office 365 version 2008 and above, then a GPO needs to be configured that pushes out the "DisableRoamingSignaturesTemporaryToggle" registry Dword key with a value of 1 since Outlook Roaming signatures will not work with Templafy's Email Signature VSTO add-in
  • Supported virtual environments: Remote Desktop Solutions (e.g. Citrix VDI), VDA, Windows Server and Windows virtual desktop.
  • Third-party add-ins are also supported.
  • Offline templates and Corporate Terminology are not supported with Server Mode.

 

How to install Templafy Desktop on server mode?

  1. After activating the Templafy Desktop Server Mode module in the Admin Center, navigate to Office Add-ins tab also in the Admin Center
  2. Click on Download in the Install Templafy tab to download the msi
  3. Run the install with the right parameter for server mode installation
  4. Check Templafy Desktop to see installed modules in the modules tab
  5. Open Office programs and check add-ins are installed

 

Installation parameter

Parameter name Parameter values Description
TEMPLAFYOPTIONS ServerMode Installs Templafy in Server Mode

 

Run below command in an Admin/Elevated prompt or using SCCM:

MSIEXEC /i TemplafyDesktop.[tenant].msi ALLUSERS="1" TEMPLAFYOPTIONS="ServerMode" 

 

How to update server mode packages?

To update server mode packages, Admins will need to run the following command(s). This can be run on the Citrix image, or it can be configured to run every night on all Citrix Servers.

  • Run as admin (for 32-bit):
    %ProgramFiles%\Templafy\Desktop\Templafy.Desktop.exe /forceupdate

  • Run as admin (for 64-bit):
    %ProgramFiles(x86)%\Templafy\Desktop\Templafy.Desktop.exe /forceupdate

 

Troubleshooting steps

If add-ins are not installed, there are a few initial steps to try out.

  • Check that modules are installed
  • Check that the Server mode module is enabled in the tenant
  • Check Templafy Desktop logfiles

If these don't solve the issue, please reach out to our Technical Support team at support@templafy.com.

 

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