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Getting started

Install and sign in for the first time

Getting the desktop app onto a Windows 10 or 11 machine and creating your workspace.

Download and verify

Download the installer from the Download page. Two formats are published: a per-user NSIS executable and an MSI. Both carry published SHA-256 hashes on that page.

To verify before running: open PowerShell in your Downloads folder and run certutil -hashfile <filename> SHA256, then compare the output to the hash published on the Download page. If they differ, do not run the installer.

Install

Run the installer. It is per-user: no administrator rights are required, no bundled services are installed, and a desktop shortcut plus Start Menu entry are created automatically.

Windows may show a SmartScreen notice on first run because the build is not code-signed yet. Choose More info, then Run anyway. This notice is expected and documented on the Download page.

Create your workspace

Launch Vendale and choose Register. You will provide an email, password, and Workspace URL. This is the address of your team's API backend.

The Workspace URL is required by design: the desktop app talks to a backend you (or your operator) point it at. Production builds refuse to start against a non-API origin.

  1. 01Launch the app and select Register.
  2. 02Enter your email and password, and the Workspace URL for your team's backend.
  3. 03Submit. If registration succeeds you are signed in automatically.
  4. 04If you see invalid credentials or an unexpected error, check the Workspace URL character by character. Most first-run failures are a mistyped address.

If sign-in loops

A wrong password now produces a clear invalid-credentials message telling you to check email, password, and Workspace URL (fixed in v0.1.3-v0.1.5). If you still see a generic sign-in message, update to the current release. Older builds misclassified that error.

Next: request access to the desktop app or read the public changelog.