Run script tools on server without ArcGIS installed?

[MKF62]

I'm thinking this isn't possible as the ArcPy library accesses the ArcGIS application to run geoprocessing tools, but I'm asking anyway. We're publishing a web application to a web server that does not have ArcGIS installed on it. This web application runs a python script that utilizes ArcPy. Ideally, we'd like to keep the web server free of an ArcGIS installation, but I don't know how to run arcpy-centric scripts without it installed. Anybody have any ideas?

[JakeSkinner · Accepted solution]

Hi Molly,

Yes, the web server will need to access the arcpy module in order to execute the script.  Are you able to add the script to a toolbox and publish as a Geoprocessing Service?  You could then make a call to the Geoprocessing Service to execute the script.

[MKF62]

I'm not sure I can use a Geoprocessing service. The web application is written in .NET, inside the .NET code I call the python script and it runs. Can you call Geoprocessing services from .NET?

            //Set up Habitat Classification script
            IGeoProcessorResult result;
            IGeoProcessor2 gp = new GeoProcessor() as IGeoProcessor2;
            string tlbxPath = Server.MapPath("~/ArcToolbox/HabitatMon.tbx");
            gp.AddToolbox(@tlbxPath);
            IVariantArray parameters = new VarArray();
            string HB_dbConFile = Server.MapPath("~/SDE_DBConnectionFiles/HbTest.sde");
            string FA_dbConFile = Server.MapPath("~/SDE_DBConnectionFiles/Focal.sde");
            parameters.Add(HB_dbConFile);
            parameters.Add(FA_dbConFile);
            parameters.Add(geodatabase);

            //Run Habitat Classification script
            try
            {
                result = gp.Execute("HabitatClassification", parameters, null);
            }‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍

[GhislainPrince]

arcpy is a library which provides a python api for the following ArcGIS products : Engine, Desktop, Server, ArcGIS Pro.

arcpy comes with the previously mentioned products. you cannot use the arcpy library on a machine without one of those products being installed on that machine.