IT admin guide

For deploying GitM across multiple workstations and keeping it working. This covers prerequisites, the installer, COM/SolidWorks registration, and the client-side GitMCloud connection.

Before installing GitM on any machine, your team needs GitMCloud configured. GitM's onboarding wizard calls a GitMCloud access endpoint and fails closed — without it, users cannot connect a repository. Set this up first: Prepare GitMCloud before installing, and see GitMCloud docs.

Tasks

1. Prepare GitMCloud before installing — the prerequisite that's easy to miss.
2. Review prerequisites — .NET 4.8, Git, Git LFS. Not bundled.
3. Deploy GitM across machines — standardized/silent install, registry, multi-version SolidWorks.
4. Verify and troubleshoot deployment — when the task pane doesn't appear, RegAsm/COM, HKCU vs HKLM.

Key facts

Item	Value
Installer	GitM-Setup-1.6.4.exe (Inno Setup, 64-bit, admin)
Install dir	C:\Program Files\GitM\
COM CLSID	{F4073A99-5C32-4113-9EAD-011F4A6BF3A6} (fixed, permanent)
SW registry	…\SOFTWARE\SolidWorks\Addins\{GUID} + AddInsStartup\{GUID}, Title "GitM" (HKCU and HKLM)
Prereq behavior	Detect-and-abort. Not bundled.
GitMCloud base URL (current build)	https://gitmcloud.gojain.com
Per-user data	%APPDATA%\GitM\