modules/HomeLab.UI/Private/Kvm/Install-Synergy.ps1
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.SYNOPSIS Downloads and installs Synergy (commercial KVM software). .DESCRIPTION Downloads the Synergy installer and attempts to run it. Since Synergy is commercial software, this will download the trial version. .NOTES Author: Jurie Smit Date: March 12, 2025 #> function Install-Synergy { [CmdletBinding()] param() Write-Host "Installing Synergy (Commercial)..." -ForegroundColor Cyan # URL for the Synergy installer $url = "https://symless.com/synergy/download/direct?platform=win" $installerPath = "$env:TEMP\SynergySetup.exe" Write-Host "Downloading Synergy installer from:" -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " $url" try { # Use TLS 1.2 for secure connections [Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12 # Add user agent to avoid being blocked $webClient = New-Object System.Net.WebClient $webClient.Headers.Add("User-Agent", "PowerShell Script") $webClient.DownloadFile($url, $installerPath) Write-Host "Download complete. Installer saved to:" -ForegroundColor Green Write-Host " $installerPath" } catch { Write-Host "Error downloading Synergy installer: $_" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "Exception details:" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host $_.Exception.Message -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "You can manually download Synergy from: https://symless.com/synergy/download" -ForegroundColor Yellow return } # Verify file was downloaded and has content if (-not (Test-Path $installerPath) -or (Get-Item $installerPath).Length -eq 0) { Write-Host "Error: The installer file is missing or empty." -ForegroundColor Red return } Write-Host "Launching Synergy installer..." -ForegroundColor Cyan Write-Host "NOTE: Synergy is commercial software. This will install the trial version." -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host " You will need to purchase a license for continued use." -ForegroundColor Yellow try { # Launch the installer (Synergy installer typically requires user interaction) Start-Process -FilePath $installerPath -Wait # Check common installation paths $synergyPath = "${env:ProgramFiles}\Synergy\synergy.exe" $synergyPath32 = "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}\Synergy\synergy.exe" if (Test-Path $synergyPath -or Test-Path $synergyPath32) { Write-Host "Synergy installation completed successfully." -ForegroundColor Green } else { Write-Host "Synergy installer ran, but the application wasn't found in the expected location." -ForegroundColor Yellow Write-Host "You may need to complete the installation manually." -ForegroundColor Yellow } } catch { Write-Host "Error launching Synergy installer: $_" -ForegroundColor Red Write-Host "You may need to run the installer manually from: $installerPath" -ForegroundColor Yellow } } |