Silent installation
Last updated: 2026-11-03The Qlik Analytics Migration Tool installer can run without user interaction. An silent installation is driven by an answer file, which contains the values that you would otherwise enter in the guided installer.
For the interactive installation, see Installing the Qlik Analytics Migration Tool.
Prerequisites
Confirm that all System requirements are met.
The installer refuses to install over an existing installation, in silent mode as well. If the Qlik Analytics Migration Tool is already installed, script an uninstall first. For details, see Uninstalling and changing the Qlik Analytics Migration Tool.
Running the installer silently
A silent installation requires an answer file. Specify the answer file with the /CONFIG switch, together with the /VERYSILENT and /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES switches:
Setup.exe /VERYSILENT /SUPPRESSMSGBOXES /CONFIG="C:\deploy\qamt-install.ini"
A silent run without /CONFIG is refused.
The answer file
The answer file is organized in ten sections. Each section holds the keys for one part of the installation, such as the certificate, the ports, the authentication type, and the service account.
Every interactive installation writes a template answer file to {app}\Config\qamt-install.template.ini, where {app} is the installation folder. This template is the easiest starting point for your own answer file.
Encoding
Save the answer file as UTF-8 without a byte order mark (BOM), or as ANSI. A BOM makes the first key unreadable.
Command-line switches and answer-file-only settings
Command-line switches can override single values of the answer file. The email, proxy, and account validation skip settings can be set only in the answer file.
Validation and exit codes
Everything is validated before anything is written. When validation fails, the installer exits with a non-zero exit code, and the reason is written to the installation log.
Runtime
The ASP.NET Core Hosting Bundle is installed in silent mode too, when it is missing.