— 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:
Tip: the paste-a-line way skips the Windows "protected your PC" warning entirely.
What happens next — 3 steps
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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 ] -
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 ]
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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.
It's asking for an "access code" or "GitHub token"
The first time a laptop downloads the app itself, the Control Panel asks for a one-time access code. That's normal — the app's downloads are private. Ask the tournament director for the code (it's on the credentials card), paste it in once, and the laptop remembers it from then on.
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.