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title: Installing Discovery on a Dedicated Server
slug: neurons-for-itsm/on-premises-help/enu/2025/installing-discovery-on-a-dedicated-server
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createdAt: 2026-07-29T16:36:06.448Z
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In small deployments, you install Discovery with the other Neurons for ITSM components on the Neurons for ITSM production servers. For an [Enterprise Production Deployment](docId:3gjYbHyDTcSTLnNFx9eL4), you can either install Discovery on the production servers or, to reduce the load on the production servers, you can configure a dedicated Discovery server. If you install Discovery on your production servers and then experience a significant load increase, we recommend configuring a dedicated Discovery server.

This topic describes how to install Discovery on a dedicated server.

1. Install Neurons for ITSM on your production servers. See [Installing Neurons for ITSM](docId:5oU2a2mgHG3nIYJcxCPvW).
2. On the server dedicated to Discovery, access the installation folder on the Software product CD or zip file and run IvantiServiceManager.exe. Right-click and select Run as Administrator to ensure proper installation.

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The installer checks for the prerequisite software components. If any of those components is not installed, the system prompts you to install them now.
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3. Click **Install** at the prompt. Installation of the prerequisite software can take several minutes. If you are prompted to restart the system, click **Yes**. The system displays the **Welcome** dialog box. The installer checks for space and other requirements before displaying the **Next** button.
4. Click **Next**. The system displays the **License Agreement** dialog box.
5. Select **I accept the terms in the license agreement** and click **Next**. The system displays the **Destination Folder** dialog box.
6. Click **Next** to accept the default installation folder or click **Change...** and select a different folder. The system displays the **Setup Type** dialog box.
7. Select the following components for the **Custom Setup** dialog box. Under Discovery, choose:
   - Web Application Components
   - Discovery Web Server
8. Click Next. The system displays the **Ready to Install the Program** dialog box.
9. Click **Install**. The system begins installing Discovery and displays a status dialog box showing the installation progress of each component over the next few minutes.

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When the components are installed, the system automatically displays the System Configuration Wizard.
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10. Go to [Configuring the Discovery Application Server](docId\:SZMrtidf9xhBFRR7_UHsr) for instructions about using the System Configuration Wizard.