[id='starting-servers_{context}']
= Starting {brandname} Servers

//Community content
ifdef::community[]
Run {brandname} Server instances in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM).
endif::community[]
//Downstream content
ifdef::downstream[]
Run {brandname} Server instances in a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) on any supported host.
endif::downstream[]

.Prerequisites

* Download and install the server distribution.

.Procedure

. Open a terminal in `{server_home}`.
. Start {brandname} Server instances with the `server` script.

Linux::
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include::cmd_examples/server_nix.adoc[]
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Microsoft Windows::
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include::cmd_examples/server_win.adoc[]
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{brandname} Server is running successfully when it logs the following messages:

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ISPN080004: Protocol SINGLE_PORT listening on 127.0.0.1:11222
ISPN080034: Server '...' listening on http://127.0.0.1:11222
ISPN080001: {brandname} Server <version> started in <mm>ms
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.Verification

. Open link:http://127.0.0.1:11222/console/[`127.0.0.1:11222/console/`] in any browser.
. Enter your credentials at the prompt and continue to {brandname} Console.
