The Redgate Client Service is a Windows Service that is installed along with any Redgate client tool. Our tools will use the service in order to validate your licenses. In the first instance ensure you're on the latest version of the RCS, you can find the installer at the bottom of this page.
You may also be getting an error message that the Redgate Client Service won't start that's unrelated to an installation. This error message could mean a firewall rule may be preventing the local use of HTTP. Please open an administrative command prompt and try the following commands:
This first command shows if any rules are defined:
>netsh http show iplisten
If there are no rules, then by default all services are on the AllowList. However, if the default is changed or if there is at least one rule then it may be necessary to add an extra one.
What you may see is "::" as a rule after running the above command. This is a rule that likely would have been added by another app. (changes to these rules are not audited so it isn't possible to tell which app added it). If that is the case though then you will need to apply the rule below:
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