Install Elements Hub
Elements Hub ships as a signed setup program for Windows. Installation is per-user: it needs no administrator rights and touches only the current user's profile. Check the System Requirements before installing.
Download
The latest version can be downloaded from https://download.rhopointservice.net/elements-hub
If you want to download a specific version, you can do so by specifying the version parameter, for example: https://download.rhopointservice.net/elements-hub?version=1.6.4
The download is a code-signed setup executable.
Install
- Run the downloaded setup program. Because the hub installs into the current user's profile, no administrator rights are needed and no UAC prompt appears.
- The installer completes without further questions.
- When setup finishes, a Start menu entry has been created and Elements Hub starts automatically.
The application is installed to:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\com.rhopointinstruments.elements-hub.release\current
Elements Hub does not register itself to start with Windows. After a reboot, start it manually — see Starting the application.
Verify the Installation
When the hub starts, a console window opens and the startup log prints the address the REST API is listening on — by default http://localhost:42042.
To confirm everything works, open the interactive API documentation in a browser:
http://localhost:42042/swagger/
If the page loads, the hub is installed and running correctly. See the Swagger UI Guide for exploring the API from there.
If port 42042 is already in use, the hub falls back to a free port and prints the actual address in the startup log — see Network Binding.
Updating
When a newer version is available, the hub reports it in its console output. There are two ways to update:
- Press Ctrl+Shift+U in the hub's console window. The update is downloaded and applied automatically, and the hub restarts on the new version.
- Drive the update remotely through the REST API — see App Updates.
Uninstall
Elements Hub is removed like any other Windows application:
- Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps (on older Windows versions: Add or remove programs).
- Search for Elements Hub and select Uninstall.
Uninstalling removes the application completely, including its settings and logs.