===== Description =====

Control 5.1 and above utilizes a new service named **Cyrious Host Application Programming Interface** (CHAPI). CHAPI is responsible for handling server-side tasks for Cyrious Control. These tasks include things like ID generation for the SQL Database, Licensing and Validation.
===== Installation =====

  * [[:chapi_-_command_line_installation_windows_7|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_command_line_installation_windows_8|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_command_line_registration_of_chapi_service|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_command_line_creation_of_chapi_service|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_password_policy|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_chapi_local_user_account|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_service_url_registration|]]

===== Configuration =====

  * [[:chapi_-_overriding_the_default_sql_user_and_password|]]

== External Functionality ==

  * [[:chapi_url_endpoint_listener|]]

===== Troubleshooting =====

  * [[:chapi_-_chapiurl_startup_option|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_logchapi_startup_option|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_setting_the_database_connection_strings_in_chapi.servicehost.exe.config|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_delete_chapi.servicehost_service|]]
  * [[:chapi_-_creating_a_batch_file_to_restart_the_chapi_service|]]
  * [[:locked_files_chapiddler_corrections|CHAPI - Unlock record being edited in background process]].
  * [[http://internal.cyriouswiki.com/chapi_keypair_troubleshooting|CHAPI - Keypair Troubleshooting]]
  * [[:chapi_-_the_chapi_service_is_not_available|]]