Windows

Two downloads on the releases page, both 64-bit:

• Reaper-<version>-windows-x64-setup.exe installs for your account alone, with a Start menu entry and no admin prompt.
• Reaper-<version>-windows-x64.zip unpacks anywhere and runs from there.

Which build

Download	Follows
the newest release	the stable channel. Use this.
dev-build	the dev branch, refreshed nightly, for testing what is coming.

To run the dev channel, download the same two files from the dev-build prerelease on the releases page and install them the same way. Dev builds change often. Releases are the steadier channel.

First launch

Start Reaper and your browser opens on http://127.0.0.1:8420 once the server is ready. A tray icon is the app while it runs: right-click it for Open Reaper and Quit Reaper. Closing the browser tab leaves the server running; Quit is what stops it.

Note

Windows may warn before the first run. The installer is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen can show "Windows protected your PC". Choose More info, then Run anyway. The firewall asks once too; allow access if other machines should reach Reaper.

Where the data lives

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Reaper holds the database, the encryption keys, and launcher.conf. Back up reaper.db, secret.key, and secret.salt, covered in Back this up. Updates and reinstalls leave the folder alone.

Settings

A double-clicked app receives no environment variables, so Reaper reads launcher.conf from the data folder instead. The first run writes it as a commented template: the port, the listening address, the browser launch, the update check, and the tray icon each have a line. The tray icon also has a switch in the app, under Settings, General, Desktop app.

Reaching it from other machines

Reaper listens on every interface, the same as the container. Open http://<host-ip>:8420 from the other machine; 127.0.0.1 is only what your own browser opens.

Starting at login

Reaper runs while open and stops when you quit it. To start it with Windows, press Win+R, run shell:startup, and drop a shortcut to Reaper in the folder that opens.

Updating

Run the new installer over the old install, or replace the unpacked folder. The data folder is untouched either way. Settings, About says when a newer build exists.

Next

First run, in order. The first account to sign in claims the install, so it matters who does it.