Start and stop the Pentaho Server for configuration

Whether you are working with the Pentaho User Console or Pentaho Data Integration, you must have the Pentaho Server running. There may be times when you need to manage these components individually, stopping the Pentaho Server to perform system maintenance and restarting it after you are done. As part of installing Pentaho, we provide different ways to help you start and stop the components depending on the operating system your particular installation method.

Note: If you installed Pentaho software using your own web application server, such as JBoss, use the information in this section as a guide to create a custom way to start and stop these components.

This material is for IT administrators who know where data is stored, how to connect to it, details about the computing environment, and how to use the command line to issue commands for Microsoft Windows, Linux, or Microsoft OS.

Below are instructions for starting and stopping the Pentaho Server depending on your operating system and installation method.