EQQ is an ASP.NET application on Windows + IIS. If you have installed any modern .NET web app, you have done this before. If not, here is the full checklist.

Prerequisites

First login confirms the install succeeded - the dashboard loads with no queries yet.
First login confirms the install succeeded - the dashboard loads with no queries yet.
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 or newer (2019+ recommended).
  • IIS 8.5+ with ASP.NET features enabled.
  • .NET Framework 4.7.2 installed.
  • .NET 8 runtime (only if you run the MCP Gateway).
  • SQL Server 2016+ reachable from the server.

Installer walkthrough

  1. Double-click the EQQ installer MSI.
  2. Accept the license.
  3. Enter the target IIS site name and app pool (the installer creates both).
  4. Provide SQL Server connection details - the installer applies the migration scripts from Migrations/Scripts/ on first start.
  5. Click Install. Five minutes later, browse to http://your-server:8081/.

For the full sequence of screens and the silent-install command, see the Installation guide.

First login

Sign in with EQQAdmin / Fa1l$afe. Change the password immediately. Create at least one additional security admin so you have a backup account.

Gotchas

  • If IIS throws 500.19 on first browse, confirm the app pool is set to .NET 4.0 CLR (integrated) and the pool identity has read access to the site folder.
  • If migration fails, check App_Data/Logs/error.log - usually a missing database permission.
  • For HTTPS, bind an SSL cert to the site in IIS Manager; EQQ respects X-Forwarded-Proto behind a reverse proxy.

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Key Terms

  • IIS - Internet Information Services - Microsoft's web server built into Windows Server, used to host EQQ.
  • SSL - Secure Sockets Layer (now superseded by TLS) - the cryptographic protocol that enables HTTPS.
  • MSI - Microsoft Installer - the Windows package format used by EQQ's setup wizard.
  • CLR - Common Language Runtime - the .NET execution engine that runs EQQ's server-side application code.