# JNLP download

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jnlp-download/11687>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [May 18, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jnlp-download/11687 "2016-05-18T07:19:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![sudhamoorthy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@sudhamoorthy](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/sudhamoorthy)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jnlp-download/11687/1 "2016-05-18T07:19:56Z")

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Hi,

If we launch the ignition application using web launching option, a jnlp is downloading everytime. sometimes, there are too many jnlp’s in my download folder.

pls let me know why is this happening everytime, even if there are no changes in the application.

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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/jnlp-download/11687/2 "2016-05-18T17:25:58Z")

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You should do subsequent launches by either allowing a shortcut to be created and using the shortcut or by opening the previously-downloaded JNLP