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[Feature Request] Ability to choose install path and install for all users (on Windows)

See original GitHub issue

Insomnia Version: 7.0.3
Operating System: Windows 10 1903

Details

Insomnia installer does not allow user to pick a custom install path and on Windows installs it into %User%\AppData\Local\insomnia. Sometimes users would like to choose a custom install path (like %ProgramFiles%) because:

AppData is meant for application settings and data, not the applications themselves
AppData can be written by non-privileged users and programs, which is problematic if Insomnia saves sensitive tokens and keys
AppData is per-user, so on machines with multiple users Insomnia will have multiple installations.
Most installers allow to specify custom install paths
Portable installs, may be?

If you are interested in fixing this, I can contribute a patch.

Issue Analytics

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Created 4 years ago
Reactions:8
Comments:6

Top GitHub Comments

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lixaoteccommented, Jul 27, 2021

Regarding this feature I look for installing a plugin ‘system wide’ For every user in a server, without the need of install per user. Is it possible already, or that need the whole installation to be system wide?

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ivanyhchuncommented, Aug 9, 2022

Was annoyed by Postman’s inability to choose install path as this long thread. Tried Insomnia but still no luck. Why is it so common for apps like this kind not allowing user to choose where to install?