Windows

This Page will show how to setup openHab runtime on a Windows server.

In terms of configuration please visit the configuration page(s).

Please help placing this page in the correct location.

It should be a sub page of quick setup.

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What you need

1. You will need to install Java if not already installed. Go to http://java.com/ to get it.
2. openhab-runtime-<version>.zip. This is the server. It can be found here like everything else follwing (Addons, Designer, ...).
3. Any bindings you want to use. Jar Files
4. OPTIONAL: You may want to download a tool to configure the items, sitemap and so on. If you do, download openhab-designer-<your platform>-<version>.zip. This will give you syntax validation, content-assist and more on your configuration files.

Installing the openHAB runtime

The openHAB runtime comes as a platform-independent zip file. To install it, follow these simple steps:

1. Unzip the openhab-runtime-<version>.zip to where it is intended to be running from, e.g. C:\openhab. Note that there can't be a space in the path, so it can't be in program files in windows.
2. Copy the bindings you have downloaded *.jar to the "addons" directory.
3. Create a personal configuration file by copying the file configurations/openhab_default.cfg to configurations/openhab.cfg.

OPTIONAL: Installing the openHAB designer

The openHAB designer comes as a platform-dependent zip, so choose the right type for your platform. To install it, follow these simple steps:

1. Unzip the openhab-designer-<platform>-<version>.zip to some directory, e.g. C:\openhab-designer.
2. Launch it by the executable openHAB-Designer.exe
3. Select the "configurations" folder of your runtime installation in the folder dialog that is shown when selecting the "open folder" toolbar icon.