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Step-by-step guide on installing AgensBrowser on Windows.

Introduction
AgensBrowser is a user interface which allows users to manage AgensGraph on a web browser. In this tutorial, you will install AgensBrowser on your Windows OS.

Prerequisites.
Make sure you have done the following,

  • Installed Java 1.8.
  • Installed AgensGraph or use this tutorial.
  • Installed Visual Studio code or any editor of choice.

AgensBrowser Installation Guide.

  1. Visit the official Window's installation guide here and fill in your details, so you can receive the download link in your mailbox.
  2. Click on the download button in the mail, this will take you to a page where you can download the .zip file.
  3. Download the zip file and extract its contents to a folder.
  4. Open this folder with your editor.
  5. Create a new file known as agensbrowser.BAT, add the following lines below to that file.

    java -jar agens-browser-web-1.0.jar --spring.config.name=agens-browser.config
    
  6. Open the agens-browser.config.yml file, view its configuration, be sure that the settings there correspond to the AgensGraph you installed earlier.

  7. From the directory where this file is located, run this file as an executable to launch the AgensBrowser by using this command below.

    ./agensbrowser.BAT

  8. Visit this URL http://localhost:8085/index.html on your browser to view AgensBrowser on your screen, This will output the AgensBrowser management console on the screen as seen below, where one can use its rich features such as Rest API Integration to monitor a database.

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Conclusion
AgensBrowser is a management tool for AgensGraph, it provides various features such as Rest API Integration and for easy monitoring and management.

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