Windows

Table of Contents

1. Install
2. Upgrade
3. Remove

Some Windows 11 versions might open Stash via Terminal instead of going to notification area. You can bypass that by running the program as administrator or use a shortcut to run it via conhost.exe

Install

1. Download latest stash-win.exe binary from GitHub repository.
2. Run the executable (typically stash-win.exe).
   • Running the executable might present a security prompt since the binary isn’t signed yet. Just click more info and then the run anyway button.
3. If everything went well, it should open a browser tab http://localhost:9999 to get started.
4. The program will show an icon in your notification area. You can access some quick links or quit the server from there.

Upgrade

1. Stop Stash server. Either via icon in the notification area or by stopping the process from Task Manager.
2. Download latest stash-win.exe binary from GitHub repository.
3. Delete old stash-win.exe binary and replace it with the newly downloaded one.
4. Run the executable (typically stash-win.exe).
   • Running the executable might present a security prompt since the binary isn’t signed yet. Just click more info and then the run anyway button.
5. If everything went well, it should open a browser tab http://localhost:9999 to get started.
6. You might be asked to perform a database migration depending on the changes included in the new release. Follow the steps.
   • Automatic backup will be performed before the migration.
   • If any issues arise during the migration your database will be automatically restored from the backup.
7. You should be good to go.

Remove

1. Stop Stash server.
2. Delete the stash-win.exe binary file.
3. Delete %userprofile%/.stash folder.