====== Install RavenDB Server ======
- Open [[http://ravendb.net/download#builds|RavenDB Downloads]] in a web browser.
- Download the "Production Release" for a production installation.
- Download the "Development Release" for a development installation.
- Click on the "ZIP Archive" link to download the binaries.
- Extract ZIP file to ''C:\Program Files\RavenDB''
- Make data directory if it doesn't already exist ''mkdir C:\data''
- Open ''C:\Program Files\RavenDB\Server\Raven.Server.exe.config'' and make the following changes:
* Add "Raven/IndexStoragePath" to "C:\data\raven\Indexes"
* Add "Raven/CompiledIndexCacheDirectory" to "C:\data\raven\CompiledIndexCache"
* Change "Raven/Port" value to "9020"
* Change "Raven/DataDir" value to "C:\data\raven\System"
* Add "Raven/Esent/LogsPath" to "C:\data\raven\Logs"
- Start RavenDB one time to verify everything is good.
"C:\Program Files\RavenDB\Server\Raven.Server.exe" --debug --browser
- After Raven Studio opens, create a test database.
- Validate that everything is in the right place and that there are no errors.
- Type "q" and press enter to stop the RavenDB Server
- Install as Service
"C:\Program Files\RavenDB\Server\Raven.Server.exe" /install
- On a development machine, change the service to be manual
sc config ravendb start= demand
- On a development machine, stop the service unless you need it immediately:
sc stop ravendb