# Process overview

You will complete these tasks to prepare your Windows environment for an archive installation. The archive process installs the Pentaho Server on a Tomcat web application server, which is provided by Pentaho.

1. Create Windows Directory Structure.
2. Install Java.
3. Install the Database that will host the Pentaho Repository.
4. Download and Unpack the Installation Files.
5. Set Environment Variables.


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