The Installation Guide is a specific documentation for the IT or operations department. It describes how a specific product or software application needs to be installed. Also prerequisite, system requirements, configuration options and maintenance can be included. It can be part of the operating manual or be a separate document.
1. Start by Gathering Information 2. Plan the Structure of Your Guide 3. Write the Guide’s Introduction Section 4. Write the Software Prerequisites Section 5. Write the Software Installation Section 6. Write the Software Post Installation Tasks Section What is Attended Installation? What is Unattended Installation?
Software products need a good installation guide. It lists all necessary precondition and steps to finally use the software application. 1 What is an Installation Guide? 2 How to write an installation guide? 5.1 Who writes the installation guide? 5.2 When to update an installation guide? 6 Need help to create your installation instructions?
The installation process should describe also the detailed instructions. When the installation is finished, the configuration file and configuration settings might be updated. The default configuration and values might not be good for every customer.