Windows


  1. Install SQL Server (Express edition is fine) and enable SQL Server Authentication mode - Helium Streamer only supports SQL Server authentication, not Windows Authentication, when configured through the Launcher.
  2. tart the Helium Streamer Launcher.
  3. Go to the Database page (not Settings - database configuration has its own page).
  4. Click Create new database... (for a fresh database) or Open database... (to connect to an existing one).
  5. In the dialog, select SQL Server from the Database type list.
  6. Fill in:
    - SQL Server instance name — e.g. .\SQLEXPRESS for a default local Express install (no longer pre-filled - enter it yourself).
    - Username - e.g. sa if using the default SQL Server Express setup.
    - Password - the password for that account.
  7. Click Show databases, then select your Helium database from the list.
  8. Click Verify and save.


Linux / Raspberry Pi


Run the Configurator's interactive setup:


./Streamer.Configurator.Console prepare --interactive


Choose SQL Server as the database type (this requires a Premium license - SQLite is the only free option). You'll be prompted for:


  • Server/host and port (default 1433) - this connects to a remote SQL Server over the network, since there's no local named-instance concept on Linux.
  • Database name
  • Username and Password


As on Windows, only SQL Server authentication is supported - there's no Windows Authentication option here either.