⭐Deployment Strategy using Mapped Network Drive
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This article instructs users on the basics of changing application installation locations using the Little Arms Launcher, as well as using a mapped network drive as a deployment strategy.
By default, the Little Arms Launcher and Zephyr are installed in the following locations:
C:\Program Files\Little Arms Launcher
C:\Little Arms Studios\Apps\Zephyr
In order to change the installation location of Zephyr, please follow the following steps:
Inside the Little Arms Launcher, change the target application installation location by:
Selecting “Settings”
Selecting "Change"
Choosing the new desired drive location
Any files in the old location will be copied over to the new location
As an example, we have chosen to change the target location to the computer's "D" drive and to place the contents into a folder named "TestLocation".
Please note that the new location still maintains the "Little Arms Studios/Apps/Zephyr" folder structures within the new location.
Pressing the "Launch" button in the Little Arms Launcher will run the chosen app from the location set in the Settings tab
We can leverage the Zephyr application’s known folder structure to deploy the app via shared network location. If this solution works best for your situation, please follow these steps:
The first step is disabling the auto update feature for the shared application. To do this:
Select the grey circle with the ... symbol top open up the menu
Select "App Settings"
Verify “Automatically apply available updates.” is toggled off
The next step is to configure the Application location. To do this:
In Windows, select Start and then "This PC"
Select "Computer" and then "Add a network location"
Choose the desired folder from the network map
If your map was accepted and successful, you will see your mapped location in the "This PC"
window as a new folder under "Network locations"
Finally, you need to set the mapped location as the installation location within the Little Arms Launcher so the Launcher knows where to find the Zephyr application files. To do this:
In the Little Arms Launcher, select “Settings”
Select "Change" to choose a different drive location
Select "This PC" and you will see a drive list as well as our new network location.
Select the new network location
This dialog will appear while the Little Arms Launcher is making the necessary changes.
When the operation completes, you will see the Little Arms Launcher is now using the Zephyr application folders located on the remote server at the "RemoteZephyr" folder location.
Pressing the "Launch" button in the Little Arms Launcher will run Zephyr from the remote location
Loading times may vary depending on network speed, computer specs, and network traffic.
