Installing on Windows¶
Before you begin
See the compatibility matrix to determine whether the current product version is compatible with your operating system.
Follow the instructions below to install the WSO2 Identity Server on Windows.
Installing the required applications¶
- Ensure that your system meets the requirements specified in the Installation Prerequisites. Java Development Kit (JDK) is essential to run the product.
- Ensure that the
PATH
environment variable is set toC:\Windows\System32
, because thefindstr
Windows.exe file is stored in this path.
Installing the Identity Server¶
- Download the latest version of the Identity Server from here.
-
Extract the archive file to a dedicated directory for the Identity Server, which will hereafter be referred to as
<IS_HOME>
. -
Set the
CARBON_HOME
environment variable by pointing it to the directory where you download WSO2 Identity Server into. For more information on how to do this, see here.
Setting up JAVA_HOME¶
You must set your JAVA_HOME
environment variable to
point to the directory where the Java Development Kit (JDK) is installed
on the computer. Typically, the JDK is installed in a directory under
C:/Program Files/Java
, such as
C:/Program Files/Java/jdk1.8.0_141
. If you have
multiple versions installed, choose the latest one, which you can find
by sorting by date.
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Environment variables are global system variables accessible by all the processes running under the operating system. You can define an environment variable as a system variable, which applies to all users, or as a user variable, which applies only to the user who is currently logged in.
You set up JAVA_HOME
using the System Properties, as described below.
Alternatively, if you just want to set JAVA_HOME temporarily for the
current command prompt window, set it at the command
prompt.
Setting up JAVA_HOME using the system properties¶
-
Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop and choose Properties.
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In the System Properties window, click the Advanced tab, and then click the Environment Variables button.
-
Click the New button under System variables (for all users) or under User variables (just for the user who is currently logged in).
-
Enter the following information:
- In the Variable name field, enter:
JAVA_HOME
- In the Variable value field, enter the installation path of
the Java Development Kit, such as:
c:/Program Files/Java
jdk1.8.0_141
- In the Variable name field, enter:
The JAVA_HOME
variable is now set and will apply to any subsequent
command prompt windows you open. If you have existing command prompt
windows running, you must close and reopen them for the JAVA_HOME
variable to take effect, or manually set the JAVA_HOME variable in
those command prompt windows as described in the next section. To verify
that the JAVA_HOME
variable is set correctly, open a
command window (from the Start menu, click Run, and then type
CMD
and click Enter ) and execute the following
command.
set JAVA_HOME
The system returns the JDK installation path. You are now ready to run the product.
Setting JAVA_HOME temporarily using the Windows command prompt (CMD)¶
You can temporarily set the JAVA_HOME
environment
variable within a Windows command prompt window (CMD). This is useful
when you have an existing command prompt window running and you do not
want to restart it.
-
In the command prompt window, enter the following command where
<JDK_INSTALLATION_PATH>
is the JDK installation directory and press Enter.set JAVA_HOME=<JDK_INSTALLATION_PATH>
set JAVA_HOME=c:/Program Files/java/jdk1.8.0_141
The `JAVA_HOME variable is now set for the current CMD session only.
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To verify that the
JAVA_HOME
variable is set correctly, execute the following command:set JAVA_HOME
-
The system returns the JDK installation path.
Setting system properties¶
If you need to set additional system properties when the server starts, you can take the following approaches:
- Set the properties from a script : Setting your system properties in the startup script is ideal, because it ensures that you set the properties every time you start the server. To avoid having to modify the script each time you upgrade, the best approach is to create your own startup script that wraps the WSO2 startup script and adds the properties you want to set, rather than editing the WSO2 startup script directly.
- Set the properties from an external registry : If you want to access properties from an external registry, you could create Java code that reads the properties at runtime from that registry. Be sure to store sensitive data such as username and password to connect to the registry in a properties file instead of in the Java code and secure the properties file with the cipher tool.
You are now ready to run the product.
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