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Download & Installation

  1. Go to the ApexDC Downloads Page. Download the 64-bit installer and run it. You should see the screen like this.

  2. Click on Next. Choose the installation folder(it is best to keep it at default) and click Next. On the Select Components screen, just click Next without changing anything. Click Next again. Then, on the screen (shown below), choose your options and click Next again.

  3. Then click on Install. It will install in a few seconds, and then you can open the application. When you run the application for the first time, if a message pops up saying, “Would you like to add an exception for ApexDC++ to your firewall?”, select Yes.

Application Setup

  1. In the application, open Settings in the Files tab.

  2. In General, fill in the Personal Information Section (Only Nick is enough, but you can add others too). Ensure your Line speed (upload) is set to 1000 MBits/s. This will ensure high-speed connection settings.

  3. Now go to Connection settings, and ensure Enable automatic incoming connection type detection is UNTICKED. Then, ensure the Direct Connection is SELECTED for better connection performance (as shown above).

  4. Now go to Downloads, and set your default download directory to wherever you want your files to be downloaded. The same goes for Unfinished downloads, which store partially downloaded data for future downloads. Generally, put both of these directories in the drive where you have enough space.

  5. Next, go to Sharing. Here, you must choose the folders you want to share. You must share a minimum limit of at least 100MB to connect to ECH0 HUB. A good practice is sharing your DC Downloads folder to keep the reshare value high.

ECH0 Hub Setup

  1. Click on the Favourite Hubs option (⭐ Icon).

  2. On the bottom left middle area, you see a new option, click on that. You see a box as shown below.

  3. Add a name for the Hub, and put the address as dc.bpgc.in. Then fill in the Nick section, and give a password for your Nick as well (User Protection). You can choose to fill in the other details if you want to. Ensure Connection(on the right) is set to Direct Connection.

  4. Click OK. You should see the hub name come as shown above. Right click on the entry to connect to the hub. Yay now you have completed the setup and connected to ECH0 HUB.