Windows 10 Installation

Setup, Configuration and Use Beginners
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  • Platform information:
    • OS: _what OS is used and which version_Windows10
    • Java Runtime Environment: Zulu8
    • openHAB version:2.4.0

Hi, my first post, apologies if this problem has been raised previously.
Am trying to install the Windows Service, have opened the CMD prompt as an Administrator , changed the directory to C:\openhab2\userdata\bin and then typed “openHAB2-service.bat install” but then receive a “The system cannot find the path specified” error.
The file is definitely in the bin folder, so I don’t understand why this path is incorrect.
I have also tried the method in the installation instructions, but that doesn’t work either.
Thank you for any suggestions.

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That works without any problems, please try again and follow all steps closely.

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sihui - thank you for the advice. However, I have followed the method in the installation instructions and receive the same error. The method has worked up until I type

C:\openHAB2\userdata\bin\openHAB2-service.bat install

at the command prompt (as an administrator)

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If you want to try an experimental native windows installer - look near the end of https://github.com/openhab/openhab-distro/issues/807. The installer features:

  1. Simple uninstaller
  2. Allows setup of backup/update schedule
  3. Optionally installs a windows service that is version agnostic and doesn’t require all the junk that karaf service requires. This is the real gem to it actually - very simple service to use…

Tim

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Thank you, I’ll take a look. But still can’t work out why what appears to be a simple file path does not work - very frustrating!!
Mind you, I’m a complete novice at this stuff, so I suspect I’m doing something very basic wrong :frowning:

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Sorry - I have only used the service from the installer at this point. If this is a new install - simply delete your openhab2 directory and use the installer above (make sure you check off create a service) and it should ‘just work’. If you have already set things up - you’ll need to backup/restore your config (or just blow it all away and recreate)

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Note: you can use the service by itself if you want as an option and use it on your existing openhab installation. Follow: https://github.com/tmrobert8/openhab-windows-utils/tree/master/Service (basically just download 2 files, modify the xml file and run the service install.

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@cushty

Did you follow up step 4 from the documentation?

Update the newly created C:\openHAB2\userdata\etc\openHAB2-wrapper.conf to include all necessary parameters.

  • Copy all the config text from the below (see here) section and paste it in your openHAB2-wrapper.conf , replacing all existing content.

  • Adapt the first entry (in openHAB2-wrapper.conf) ( OPENHAB_HOME ) to match your openHAB installation directory.
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e.g. OPENHAB_HOME=c:\openHAB2

NOTE: If you have many folders beginning with “openhab…” then it could be that you have to use it’s DOS name e.g. openha~1 or openha~2 or openha~3 and so on.

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@Celaeno1
Yep, followed all the steps and also edited the first entry

openHAB installation dir (Adapt this first setting to your system)

set.default.OPENHAB_HOME=C:\openHAB2

Although I have just noticed that my directory does have a capital O and the wrapper a lower case O in the openhab text. not sure if that will make a difference but have changed it anyway.

Not sure what you mean re the DOS text?

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Open command prompt, type cd \ [ENTER]
then type dir /x [ENTER]
You should get a list of your folders, with short name and long name.

e.g
openha~2 openhab2
openha~3 openhab4
openha~4 openhab7

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Ok, got you. But no short names for OpenHAB folders. Thank you anyway. I’ll have to try tmrobert8’s suggestion as I really cannot understand why a simple file path cannot be found.