Install & activate

Install GeoDin on your machine and activate your licence

This page is the fastest path from zero to a running GeoDin installation. For deeper setup scenarios — central network installations, database backends, licence servers, HASP dongles — follow the links into the Installation & Licensing reference group.

Before you start

To install GeoDin you need:

• A supported environment — Windows 10/11 64-bit. See Infrastructure and Environment Setup Guide for database-client DLL requirements by backend (MS SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MS Access).

• A valid GeoDin licence serial (purchase or trial — request from geodin.com)

• Administrative privileges on the target machine

• The installer GeoDin-Setup.exe, sent to you by email after purchase — or downloaded directly from resources.geodin.com

1. Run the installer

Double-click GeoDin-Setup.exe and accept the licence agreement.

When prompted for an installation type, choose Express installation if this is your first time using GeoDin — it installs everything you need on a single computer, including demo databases. Experienced users can choose Custom installation for network or multi-user scenarios.

For the full walkthrough of each installer step (licence agreement, installation settings, deployment modes, configuration file reference), see Express Installation.

2. Activate your licence

When you open GeoDin for the first time, you are prompted to enter your licence serial. See Activate Your License for the complete activation flow, including offline activation and troubleshooting.

3. What's next

Once GeoDin is installed and activated:

• Take a quick tour of the workspace → The GeoDin user interface

• Run through a first end-to-end walkthrough → First steps

Deeper reference

For anything beyond a single-machine install, start in the Installation & Licensing group:

• Custom Installation — for tailored deployments

• Infrastructure and Environment Setup Guide — for multi-user / central network installations

• Database Backend Options — for non-default database backends

• Configuration File Reference — GeoDin.ini parameters

• Using a License Server — for floating-licence deployments

• Network Licensing (HASP Dongle) — for dongle-based licensing

• Renew Licence — when your licence approaches expiry