# Question about offline installation

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-offline-installation/113663>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [January 30, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-offline-installation/113663 "2026-01-30T10:07:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![hans\_odgaard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/hans_odgaard/32/83110_2.png) [@hans\_odgaard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hans_odgaard)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-offline-installation/113663/1 "2026-01-30T10:07:19Z")

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Hi Paul how to make an offline installation on a system with no access to the internet ?

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**Author:** ![paul-griffith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/paul-griffith/32/37249_2.png) [@paul-griffith](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/paul-griffith)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-offline-installation/113663/2 "2026-01-30T16:30:52Z")

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You download an installer, and then you put it on the computer you need to install Ignition on, using whatever means are allowed (e.g. a USB drive, intranet, etc).

Then you run the installer.

> **[Installing and Upgrading Ignition | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/getting-started/installing-and-upgrading)**
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> The installation process for Ignition is designed to be as simple as possible. You can find installers on our Downloads page//inductiveautomation.com/downloads/ignition/.

There's a full offline license activation flow:

> **[Offline Activation Example​ - Licensing and Activation | Ignition User Manual](https://www.docs.inductiveautomation.com/docs/8.3/platform/licensing-and-activation#offline-activation-example)**
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> Ignition's licensing is unique and easy to use because Ignition is licensed by the server, not the client. You only need one license for your server and any clients are automatically included. In addition to that, an Ignition license is unlimited and...

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**Author:** ![hans\_odgaard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/hans_odgaard/32/83110_2.png) [@hans\_odgaard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/hans_odgaard)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-offline-installation/113663/3 "2026-02-01T15:56:05Z")

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Hi Paul thanks for your fast response but I just gave it a try, and it seems my mail was a little out of context as it was related to a topic in the forum where you should import  
**from com.inductiveautomation.ignition.common.util import DigestBuilder  
/Hans**

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**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2026, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/question-about-offline-installation/113663/4 "2026-02-01T16:04:21Z")

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I think you've lost me and probably others as a line of scripting to do an import is unrelated to doing an offline install.

You'll need to explain more what you're trying to accomplish and what your problem is.