Welcome to PrizmDoc; let's get started! This topic walks you through the steps you need to get PrizmDoc installed, configured, and running. You will also be able to integrate a basic viewer into your web app.

It's important to understand the basic structure of PrizmDoc when it's embedded in your web app. PrizmDoc contains 3 essential pieces:

1. PrizmDoc Server - Self-Hosted or Accusoft Cloud-Hosted - the back-end conversion engine
2. PrizmDoc Application Services (PAS) - the connection point between the Viewer and the Server
3. PrizmDoc Viewer - the HTML viewer component

Example:

Key for diagram above:

• Gray = Your browser, website, and data
• Teal = PrizmDoc components

Step 1 - Get an Evaluation License

The first step is selecting the right evaluation license for your needs.

 For more details in determining which hosting solution to use, refer to Server Hosting Options.

Accusoft Cloud-Hosted

Select this option if you want to host your back-end server with Accusoft.

• Get an Evaluation API Key

Self-Hosted

Select this option if you want to host your back-end server on premise.

• Get an Evaluation License

Step 2 - Set up a Back-end

In this step, you will install PrizmDoc Server to set up the back-end.

Accusoft Cloud-Hosted

• Since you are choosing to host the back-end with Accusoft, you can skip this step and go to Step 3 below. 

Self-Hosted   

• Install PrizmDoc Server (use the Server Installer) 
• Check the Back-end Server Health

Step 3 - Install Viewer Assets & PAS

This step covers installing the Viewer Assets and PrizmDoc Application Services (PAS). After you complete the installation, you need to verify that the Viewer is connected to the back-end.

Accusoft Cloud-Hosted   

• Install Viewer Assets & PAS
• Check the PAS Connection to Accusoft Cloud-Hosted Services

Self-Hosted   

• Install Viewer Assets & PAS
• Check the PAS Connection to your Back-end Server

Now, try out a sample:

• If you are on Windows, you can now run our sample .NET web application:

http://localhost:18000/PrizmDoc_HTML5_Viewer_NET_WEBFORMS/

• If you are Linux, you can use our PHP and JSP samples which you can optionally configure.

Step 4 - Integrate the Viewer with Your Application

The following sections help you create a Viewing Session, embed the Viewer, and integrate your web application with PAS:   

• How to Configure PAS in Your Server's Entry Point
• Create a Viewing Session
• Embed the Viewer
• Integrate your Web Application with PAS - This is for evaluation only.         
  • .NET WebForms
  • .NET MVC 5
  • PHP
  • JSP

Step 5 - Implement our Top Features

This section will help you implement our top features quickly based on your role:

• Developer
• Administrator

Resources

The following additional resources are available: 

• Online Code Examples
• Online API Code Examples
• Online Demos
• Online Videos

Support

• Troubleshooting
• FAQs
• Contact Support