How to Install Zenko CloudServer on Windows 10

Zenko CloudServer is an open-source object storage server that enables storing, managing, and accessing data from various public and private cloud storage providers. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of Zenko CloudServer on your Windows 10 computer.

Prerequisites

To install Zenko CloudServer on Windows 10, you need to have the following requirements fulfilled:

• Windows 10 operating system
• Node.js version 14.x or higher installed
• Git installed and configured

Step 1: Downloading Zenko CloudServer

1. Open your web browser and go to https://github.com/scality/cloudserver.
2. Click on the "Code" button, and select "Download ZIP" to download the CloudServer repository in ZIP file format.
3. Extract the downloaded ZIP file to your preferred location on your local computer.

Step 2: Configuring the Zenko CloudServer

1. Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell terminal with administrator privileges by right-clicking on the Window Start icon and selecting "Windows PowerShell (Admin)".
2. Navigate to the CloudServer directory that you extracted in the previous step.
3. Run the following command to install the necessary dependencies:

npm install

4. Rename the file .env.example to .env
5. Edit the .env file and set the required variables based on your preferred configuration. For example, you can specify the port number, access key, secret key, and endpoint of your preferred cloud storage provider.

Step 3: Starting the Zenko CloudServer

1. Open the Command Prompt or PowerShell terminal with administrator privileges if it's not already open.
2. Navigate to the CloudServer directory that you extracted in the first step.
3. Run the following command to start Zenko CloudServer:

npm start

4. After starting the server, you will see the following message:

Zenko Cloudserver listening on port: {your_port_number}!

5. Zenko CloudServer is now running, and you can start interacting with it via a compatible object-storage client.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install and configure Zenko CloudServer on your Windows 10 computer. Now you can use Zenko CloudServer to store, manage, and access data from various cloud storage providers on your local computer.

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