FantaSea Fishing Setup

Get the tournament app running on a Windows laptop in a few minutes.

Download Installer install.cmd — double-click it after it downloads

— or, if you're comfortable pasting one line —

Open PowerShell (press the Windows key, type powershell, press Enter), then paste this line and press Enter:

irm https://setup.fantaseasharkfishing.com/install.ps1 | iex

Tip: the paste-a-line way skips the Windows "protected your PC" warning entirely.

What happens next — 3 steps

  1. Run the installer. Double-click the downloaded install.cmd (or paste the line above). A black window opens and reports its progress. If Windows shows "Windows protected your PC", click More info, then Run anyway.
    [ Screenshot to be added: installer window running ]
  2. Wait for the FantaSea Control Panel to open. The installer downloads the app, puts a "FantaSea Fishing" shortcut on the Desktop and Start Menu, and opens the Control Panel for you. From now on, the shortcut is all you need.
    [ Screenshot to be added: Control Panel window ]
  3. Press the Start button in the Control Panel. The first time, it sets up everything the app needs (this can take a while and may ask to restart the computer — that's normal). When the lights turn green, the app is ready and the panel shows the web address for the scoring stations.
    [ Screenshot to be added: green status lights ]

Troubleshooting & FAQ

Windows says "Windows protected your PC"

That blue SmartScreen window appears because our installer isn't code-signed yet (signing certificates are expensive; we may add one later). It is safe to continue: click the small More info link, then the Run anyway button that appears. If you'd rather avoid the warning completely, use the copy-paste line at the top of this page instead — it never triggers SmartScreen.

My antivirus flagged the download

Some antivirus programs are suspicious of any new, unsigned program — this is a false positive. Choose "Allow" / "Restore" / "Keep" in your antivirus, or use the copy-paste line at the top of this page, which downloads plain script text instead of a program file. If your antivirus quarantined a file mid-install, restore it and run the installer again.

It asked to restart the computer during setup

That happens on laptops that have never had Windows' "WSL" feature turned on — the Control Panel's Start button turns it on and Windows sometimes needs a restart to finish. Just restart, then run the installer (or the FantaSea Fishing shortcut) again. It picks up exactly where it left off — nothing is lost and nothing gets installed twice.

Where does my data live?

Everything — the tournament database, backups, sponsor images, logs, and settings — lives in one folder on the laptop: %LOCALAPPDATA%\FantaSea (paste that into the File Explorer address bar to open it). The Control Panel's Backup button copies the important parts to a USB stick or folder of your choice.

Something's wrong — how do I get help?

In the FantaSea Control Panel, click Show Logs, then Save support bundle. That puts a single zip file on the Desktop with the logs and version info — send it to your FantaSea contact and they can see exactly what happened. The installer also writes its own log to %LOCALAPPDATA%\FantaSea\logs\install.log.

Can I run the installer again?

Yes, any time. It's designed to be safely re-run: it checks what's already done, fixes what's missing, and updates the app files. Running it on a working machine won't break anything.

Direct downloads

This page also hosts the raw files, if you need them: install.ps1 (the installer script) and FantaSea-Bundle.zip (the app bundle the installer downloads). Most people never need these — the button at the top does everything.