Install HiveMQ service on Windows

Follow these steps to install HiveMQ as a Windows service:

  1. Download and Unzip the hivemq-windows-service.zip.

  2. Copy the windows-service folder to your HiveMQ home folder e.g. C:\hivemq\hivemq-windows-service\windows-service\.

    1. In case you are not using C:\hivemq as the installation path, please check Windows Service Fails to Start to correctly setup the service

  3. Open the windows-service folder and Double-click the installService.bat file. In our case the path looks like C:\hivemq\hivemq-windows-service\windows-service\installService.bat

  4. Restart your system.

  5. Check if the service is running by via Run > services.msc and searching for HiveMQ Service

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In case of issues with the steps above, please utilize the fix on Windows Service Fails to Start