# How to Set up the io.Connect Desktop Seed Project

**URL:** <https://community.interop.io/t/how-to-set-up-the-io-connect-desktop-seed-project/646>\
**Category:** io.Connect Desktop\
**Tags:** Video, iocd-10, CLI\
**Created:** [August 5, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/how-to-set-up-the-io-connect-desktop-seed-project/646 "2026-08-05T06:25:08Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 5, 2026, 6:25am UTC](https://community.interop.io/t/how-to-set-up-the-io-connect-desktop-seed-project/646/1 "2026-08-05T06:25:08Z")

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The video quickly shows how to set up the io.Connect Seed Project using `npx`.  
https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/xl55yo1e9s

To follow the steps:

> **[io.Connect Desktop Documentation - Seed Project](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/developers/seed-project/index.html)**
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> Get started with using the interop.io products. Find API references, tutorials, code samples, training resources and much more.

More info about the Seed Project:

> [@io.Connect Seed Project via CLI: Enabling you to build your own installers](https://community.interop.io/t/io-connect-seed-project-via-cli-enabling-you-to-build-your-own-installers/405):
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> io.Connect Desktop 10.0 introduced a major upgrade in the way you can now build and customize io.Connect Desktop installers. We’re moving from the old model, where our team at interop.io built per-client installers, to a new, self-serve [Seed Project](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/developers/seed-project/index.html) model, powered by an easy-to-use [CLI](https://docs.interop.io/desktop/developers/seed-project/index.html#cli) tool. Why We’re Making the Change Until now, every io.Connect Desktop installer was handcrafted by the interop.io team. You had to send us the configuration and branding, we put together the build, ran validation…

Full recording of the io.Connect Desktop 10.0 Webinar:

> [@io.Connect 10.0 technical overview assets](https://community.interop.io/t/io-connect-10-0-technical-overview-assets/420):
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> You can find the recording and slides from Wednesday’s session, presented by Kiril Popov and Bob Myers, below. If you have any questions, please let us know. Recording Slides [io.Connect-Desktop](https://community.interop.io/uploads/short-url/ccQYc6bystoh36rTo2ZzKgmjeQK.pdf)

No license? Here’s how to download and install the io.Connect Free Trial:

> [@io.Connect Desktop Free Trial Download and Installation](https://community.interop.io/t/io-connect-desktop-free-trial-download-and-installation/642/1):
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> The video walks through the complete self-service installation process and starting the platform on a Windows machine. Once the installation is complete, you can use the included demo apps as a starting point, and add your own applications. For more details about the Browser trial, Desktop trial, FDC3 Sandbox, account access, permitted usage, and troubleshooting, see the [io.Connect Free Trial FAQ](https://community.interop.io/t/io-connect-free-trial-faq/643). Trial-use restriction: The free trial is provided only for non-production, internal testi…