h2. Starting Petals ESBMake sure you've installed Java 1.6 on your system (we currently support both Oracle and OpenJDK Java Virtual Machines)If you have more than one JRE available, set the environment variable JAVA_HOME with the path of the JRE you want to be used by Petals ESBUnzip the lastest version of Petals ESBIf your OS is Windows, double-clic on bin\\petals-esb.bat Petals ESB offers one start mode.{note:title=Note}In order to be able to start Petals ESB, under Linux or Windows, you must have defined a valid JAVA_HOME environment variable.{note}Linux & Mac OS XCommand line to start Petals ESB Go to $PETALS_HOME/bin Execute the following command:./petals-esb.sh Done WindowsCommand line to start Petals ESB Go to %PETALS_HOME%\bin Execute the following command:petals-esb.bat Done
h1. Stopping Petals ESBLinux / MacOS XStop a Petals ESB instance: In the Petals ESB console, type \*ctrl + c*. Done WindowsStop a Petals ESB instance: In the Petals ESB console, type \*ctrl + c*. Done