Starting Corda Server

Once you have installed Corda® 7, start Corda Server™ and test that it is running properly.

• Starting Corda Server

• Testing the Installation

Starting Corda Server

The procedure for starting Corda Server depends upon the operating system on which Corda Server is running:

• Windows*

• Mac OS X

• UNIX* / Linux*

Windows

You can start Corda Server on the Windows operating system in three ways:

Shortcut  Locate the Corda Server shortcut in Start > Programs > Corda. Click on this shortcut to start Corda Server.

Executable  Browse to the Corda Server executable (<product_root>\Server\startcordaserver.exe). Double-click the executable to start Corda Server.

Service  To start Corda Server as a service on Windows, do one of the following:

• Launch <product_root>\Server\dev_tools\service\InstallService.bat.

• From the command line, execute: net start "Corda 7.0 Server”

Mac OS X

You can start Corda Server on the Mac OS X operating system in two ways:

Shortcut  Locate the Corda Server shortcut; click it to start Corda Server.

Executable  Browse to the Corda Server executable (<product_root>/Server/CordaServer.bin). Double-click the executable to start Corda Server.

UNIX / Linux

To start Corda Server, open a command-line session, change to <product_root>/Server/bin and type ./CordaServer.sh start.

If you receive an error message, see Corda 7 Troubleshooting.

Testing the Installation

Once Corda Server is started, you can confirm that it is loaded by browsing to the following URL:

http://<server_address>:2001.

Note: If you have changed the port number from 2001, you should replace 2001 with the appropriate port number. Similarly, replace <server_address> with the IP address or DNS name of the machine running Corda Server.

If Corda Server is running properly, it displays a page similar to the following: