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How to use ArcPy without installing ArcGIS

TanishqTanmay

I have the ArcGIS Pro license and have it installed on my computer. I run all python scripts on my University's High-Performance computing (HPCC) server which is a cloud based platform. Now, I want to install ArcPy module on my server. Is it possible to do that?

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JoshuaBixby

The answer to this need used to be ArcGIS Engine, but that product was never migrated to ArcGIS Pro runtimes, and now Esri is retiring it this March.

VenkataKondepati

Agreed — I’ve run into the same limitation.

Today, ArcPy is tightly coupled to a local ArcGIS Pro or Server install and a valid license, which makes cloud-native and CI/CD use cases unnecessarily hard. Decoupling ArcPy into a headless, service-friendly library with a separate license model would unlock true cloud execution, scalable automation, and modern DevOps workflows.

That shift would be a big win for enterprise GIS teams trying to move beyond desktop-bound processing.

Robert LeClair

From the Esri Technical Support FAQ - "Can ArcPy be used without installing ArcGIS Pro?" - "It is possible to use ArcPy without having ArcGIS Pro installed on the machine. However, another application must be installed to be able to use ArcPy, such as ArcGIS Server. ArcPy is a site package that is part of the default Python distribution in the arcgispro-py3 Python environment with ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Server. If neither ArcGIS Pro nor ArcGIS Server is installed locally on the machine, ArcPy cannot locate its license."

JoabelBarbieri

This is so stupid. You have to install a monster (Pro) to use arcpy in a server. Absurd! You could just sign in or point to lic srv and be done with it...Esri being Esri

Robert LeClair

I don't see why not. If you're installing ArcGIS Pro on the server, then the ArcPy modules are installed there as well. Then you can run your code on the server.

Brian_Wilson

When you try to install the arcpy module on a machine without Pro, it stops with "unable to locate a valid ArcGIS product" etc.

@Robert_LeClair Can you install a licensed copy of arc pro on the server to get the DLLs and then run arcpy there? Obviously Pro is a Windows product so this would not work on a Linux server. But what about Windows?

Robert LeClair

@DanPatterson is correct. The ArcPy package is part of the default Python distribution that is provided by ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Server. You can learn more about it here.

danretired

you can't, Pro must be installed

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