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authorBrett Porter <brett@apache.org>2008-03-28 15:11:08 +0000
committerBrett Porter <brett@apache.org>2008-03-28 15:11:08 +0000
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[MRM-688] update the guide for Windows
git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/maven/archiva/trunk@642253 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68
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-rw-r--r--archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt22
-rw-r--r--archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt3
2 files changed, 23 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt b/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt
index 2676b190d..c506b01f8 100644
--- a/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt
+++ b/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/adminguide/standalone.apt
@@ -13,12 +13,32 @@ Installing Standalone Distribution of Apache Archiva
Archiva can be run by executing:
- * <<<bin/archiva>>>, or <<<bin/archiva.bat>>> for windows (select the one for your environment). The argument can be <<<console>>> to run
+ * <<<bin/archiva>>>, or <<<bin\archiva.bat>>> for windows (select the one for your environment). The argument can be <<<console>>> to run
interactively, or <<<start>>> to run in the background (in this case, run the script with <<<stop>>> to later stop the server). The logs
are available in the <<<logs>>> directory where Archiva is installed.
[]
+* Installing as a Service on Windows
+
+ On Windows, to use the <<<start>>> and <<<stop>>> commands you must first install it as a service. This is done by running:
+
+----
+.\bin\archiva install
+----
+
+ You can then use the <<<start>>> and <<<stop>>> commands as well as the traditional Windows service management console to manage the Archiva
+ service.
+
+ This procedure installs the service to run as the local system user. You must ensure that it has access to read the installation, and to write
+ to the logs and data directories.
+
+ You can later remove the service with:
+
+----
+.\bin\archiva remove
+----
+
* Separating the base from the installation
The standalone instance of Archiva uses the Plexus application server, which is capable of separating it's configuration from installation,
diff --git a/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt b/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt
index 53f4fe160..3ac0c76eb 100644
--- a/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt
+++ b/archiva-docs/src/site/apt/quick-start.apt
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ Installing Archiva
To get started right away, you can run the following after unpacking:
----
-./bin/archiva console
+./bin/archiva console (Linux, Mac, Solaris)
+.\bin\archiva console (Windows)
----
You will need to choose a different start command based on your platform. The <<<console>>> argument