We assume that you have already prepared your sites for use with JoomlaPack Remote, as described elsewhere in this guide.

JoomlaPack Remote is part of a suite of utilities called the JoomlaPack Native Tools. At the time of this writing, this suite included JoomlaPack Remote itself, as well as the JoomlaPack eXtract, a wizard for extracting ZIP and JPA backup archives generated by JoomlaPack. You can always get the latest version from our File Release System on JoomlaCode.org. Check the JoomlaPack Native Tools package releases.

The JoomlaPack Native Tools are distributed in two forms: an exetuable installer and a ZIP file containing all of the run-time files. Downloading either of them is sufficient. The executable installer is the preffered method of installation. The ZIP file is provided for systems on which the installer fails and should be used as a last resort method of installation. You should also use the ZIP file if you mean to install JoomlaPack Remote as a portable application.

Using the installer is pretty much intuitive, following the standard Windows software installation procedure.

Upgrading JoomlaPack Remote is by no means different than a new installation. You only have to install the newer version; your settings and site definitions will be kept.

If you had installed JoomlaPack Remote as a portable application, copy the files from the new version on top of the files of the older version. This should be adequate.

	Warning
	Upgrading from versions earlier than 2009.1 will result in loss of your site's definitions. This is caused by the change of format of the stored data. Old versions used XML files, whereas newer versions use an SQLite database. There isn't a clean upgrade path; you'll have to re-enter your site definitions in the new version.