LeoCore Backup 4.9.2.0 (x64, compact)
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Works on Windows 10 1809+, Windows 11, and Windows Server 2016 / 2019 / 2022 / 2025,
including Server Core.

REQUIRES THE .NET 8 DESKTOP RUNTIME
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This is the compact download, so the runtime is not included. If the app does
not start, install the x64 ".NET Desktop Runtime 8" from:

    https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/8.0/runtime

Prefer the full download if this machine may need to run a restore while
offline - it bundles everything and has no such prerequisite.


INSTALL
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1. Extract this folder somewhere permanent, for example:
       C:\Program Files\LeoCore Backup
   Do not run it from a temp folder or a Downloads folder.

2. Right-click Install.cmd and choose "Run as administrator".
   This registers the LeoCoreAgent service so backups run unattended,
   signed out, and across reboots.

3. Run LeoCore.App.exe to configure jobs.


SERVER CORE (no desktop)
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There is no GUI, so use the agent directly:

    LeoCore.Agent.exe install
    LeoCore.Agent.exe start
    LeoCore.Agent.exe status

To run under a domain account or a gMSA instead of LocalSystem:

    LeoCore.Agent.exe install --account "DOMAIN\svc-backup" --password "..."
    LeoCore.Agent.exe install --account "DOMAIN\gmsa-backup$"

Configure jobs from a workstation copy of LeoCore.App.exe, or edit the
configuration under %ProgramData%\LeoCore Backup.


COMMAND LINE AND AUTOMATION
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leocore.exe drives backups, restores and reporting from a script. Unlike
LeoCore.Agent.exe it needs no elevation, so it can be called from a scheduled
task or a monitoring check running as a service account.

    leocore status              is anything wrong  (exit 0 = no, 6 = yes)
    leocore status --json       the same, machine-readable
    leocore jobs                list jobs, last run, next run
    leocore run "Nightly" --wait
    leocore restore "Nightly" --database Sales --as Sales_check --wait
    leocore evidence --days 90 --out report.html

Run "leocore --help" for the full list and the exit codes. Members of the
LeoCore Operators group can use it without being an administrator; add
someone with  LeoCore.Agent.exe grant DOMAIN\user


LICENSING
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With no licence key this is the free Solo edition: 2 backup jobs, 2 databases
in total, local / network / OneDrive destinations. It does not expire.

To unlock Server or Datacenter, open LeoCore.App.exe and go to
Settings > Licence, paste your key, and click Activate.

No internet on this machine? Use Settings > Licence > Offline activation,
or the form at https://leocorebackup.seksolution.com/activate/

RESTORING IS NEVER LICENCE-GATED. Every archive you hold stays restorable in
every edition, for ever, including after a licence lapses or is refunded.


UNINSTALL
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Run Uninstall.cmd as administrator, then delete this folder.
Your backup archives are never touched by the uninstaller.


SUPPORT
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support@seksolution.com
https://leocorebackup.seksolution.com/docs/
