3.1.1 Server setup on Windows

1)	Install MetaEdit+ server on your server with the installation program. Or if you are installing manually rather than using the installer:

	Copy the server executable, e.g. to C:\Program Files (x86)\MetaEdit+ 5.5 Server\mep55server.exe (make sure you are doing this with ‘Run as Administrator’)
	Make a new directory on the server for sharing databases, e.g. C:\meshare
	Put an artbase.roo and a repository directory with an existing 5.5 repository (single or multi-user) into the meshare directory, along with a manuals directory with the HTML documentation

Note that in the multi-user version, you must manually add, remove and edit the repository entries in artbase.roo with the Startup Launcher

2)	Open the Properties for the meshare directory (by default, C:\meshare)

On the Security page, grant full control permissions for the desired groups or users

*	We recommend creating a group containing your MetaEdit+ users

On the Sharing page, select Share this Folder, with Share name of meshare

*	Press Permissions and grant Everyone Full Control
*	Press Caching and turn off Allow caching

3)	Install and start the MetaEdit+ Server service from the command line:

	Open an Administrator command prompt, e.g. by pressing the Windows key and typing cmd, then Ctrl+Shift+clicking Command Prompt
	Change directory to your meshare directory:

*	cd /D C:\meshare

Run the next line, giving absolute paths for the executable and meshare directory:

*	"C:\Program Files (x86)\MetaEdit+ 5.5 Server\mep55server.exe" `-`dir C:\meshare `-`installService mep55server
*	For full details of the available mep55server.exe parameters, see Section 3.3.
*	If you mistype a parameter, check that it doesn’t leave an unwanted service definition or background process running for mep55server.exe. You can check with Task Manager or the command line (wmic process, tasklist etc.).

Check for firewall warnings in dialogs or the task bar:

*	Answer to always allow connections to this program on all ports
*	By default, the server opens TCP port 6370 for server administration, and 6360 for client access to repositories. At the other end of the connections, clients use dynamic ports, and Windows will generally ask the client for permission when first accessing the server.

4)	Wait about 10 seconds, and check that the service installed and started:

The log file (by default headless-transcript.log and in the C:\meshare directory because of the -dir parameter) should show successful installation and "Service started"

*	If the log file is not present, this probably indicates a mistake in the paths entered
*	An error trace in the log probably indicates an incorrect path specified on the command line, or a port conflict (WSAEADDRINUSE). For a WSAEADDRINUSE error, you should check if another server or process is already listening on the same port (netstat, tasklist etc.).

Start | Run... | services.msc should show the mep55server service started

*	You can also use the command line (sc qc/queryex, wmic service etc.) to check whether a service has been installed, with what command line, and if it is running:
*	If the service has started but is not in the log, this probably indicates a permissions problem in the meshare directory or share