How to install dbForge Monitor
This topic describes how to install dbForge Monitor for SQL Server on Windows OS.
Install dbForge Monitor for SQL Server using the installation wizard
To install a Devart product:
- Download the product from the Devart website.
- Run the installer and follow the instructions.
The product is listed on the Start menu under Devart.
Install dbForge Monitor using Chocolatey
You can download and install dbForge Monitor using Chocolatey, which is a package manager for Windows. Before you start, ensure you have Chocolatey installed on your machine. If not, you can download it from the official website.
Once you have Chocolatey installed, you can follow these steps to install dbForge Monitor:
1. Open PowerShell as Administrator. For this, right-click the Windows PowerShell app, and select Run as administrator.
2. Ensure that the Get-ExecutionPolicy is not restricted. For this, run
Get-ExecutionPolicy
If it returns Restricted, then run
Set-ExecutionPolicy AllSigned
or
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process
This will allow PowerShell to run scripts for the current session.
3. Initiate the installation of dbForge Monitor. For this, enter the following command in the PowerShell window and press Enter:
choco install dbforge-sql-mon
Note
dbForge Monitor for SQL Server can be also downloaded and installed as part of the dbForge SQL Tools bundle, which includes 15 tools that extend Microsoft SSMS with multiple essential features. To download and install dbForge SQL Tools, run
choco install dbforge-sql-tools
4. Agree to run the script by pressing Y or A.
5. Wait for installation to complete. Chocolatey will download the dbForge Documenter for SQL Server package and install it on your computer.
6. Confirm the installation. Once the installation is complete, you can confirm it by running:
choco list --local-only
This command will list all the packages installed on your computer through Chocolatey. If the installation was successful, you should see dbforge-sql-mon or dbforge-sql-tools in this list, depending which product you chose to install.
Using Chocolatey, you can download and install all dbForge SQL tools at once. For more information, refer to How to Install 15 dbForge SQL Tools in 15 Minutes Using Chocolatey article.