Windows

This page guides you on installing and starting EMQX on Windows with a zip file.

TIP

It is recommended only to use EMQX for development and testing on Windows. And it is recommended to run EMQX with Docker.

Download emqx-5.1.6-windows-amd64.zip to a directory, e.g. Downloads/emqx-5.1.6
Enter the download directory, and unzip the .zip package.
To start EMQX, in a cmd.exe console, run:

shell

./bin/emqx.cmd start

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