To install and configure the Python RPA Agent, follow the steps below:

1. Download the Python RPA Windows Service and Agent from here Downloads .

2. Install the Windows Service following the instructions in the Setup Wizard. After installation

   1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.

   2. Type services.msc and press Enter. This will launch the Services Manager.

   3. Scroll through the list of services to find the APythonRPAService. The services are listed in alphabetical order.

   4. Right-click on the desired service, and select 'Start' from the context menu to run the service.

      You can also adjust other service settings, such as 'Stop', 'Restart', or configure its startup type, by right-clicking the service and selecting the appropriate option.

      The Windows service will ensure that Python RPA Agent is running all the time.

      Note: if you can’t stop the service via the “Stop” action follow this instruction

      Force stop the Python RPA Service

3. Install the Python RPA agent on your computer following the instructions provided. Note: If you do not have Admin rights on your machine - install Agent to Desktop or any other folder that doesn’t require Admin rights.

4. Once installed, configure the agent by setting up the required credentials and settings. To do so go to Agent installation folder, open “Config.json” file with any text editor, and

   1. Replace agent username and password with the credentials you’ve saved in the project creation process in Python RPA Studio (see more: Publishing bots from Studio to Orchestrator ) or if created in Orchestrator (see more: Managing Orchestrator Users )
   2. Username has the following format: orc_uuid_orchestrator hash__agent name. Copy the hash from the URL of your Orchestrator. Concatenate prefix “orc_uuid_” + orchestrator hash + “__” + agent username, like this: "orc_uuid_ebf5a594a1214770a46ea902cf958f24__agent3”

   

   Replace the “server_url” with the following address: "https://cloud.pythonrpa.org/" if not setup.

   Save the file. You should get the result like this:

   

   Next edit “rdp_config.json” in the same folder, enter:

   • In the IP address field - the local IP address of the machine where you’ve installed Agent
   • Port - keep “3389” by default or change accordingly if you are using other port for RDP
   • login and password - are Windows credentials of the user you logged in
   • screen resolution - recommended to be the same screen resolution you used on a machine where the bot has been developed

   Save the file.

   You should get the result like this: