How to Install etcd on Windows 10

Etcd is a distributed key-value store that provides a reliable way to store data across a cluster of machines. In this tutorial, we will be installing etcd on Windows 10.

Prerequisites

• A Windows 10 system
• Downloaded etcd release

Step-by-Step Guide

1. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the etcd release zip file
2. Extract the contents of the file
3. Open the command prompt by pressing Win+R keys and entering cmd in the Run window and pressing Enter
4. Navigate to the directory where you extracted the etcd zip file using the cd command. E.g., cd C:\path\to\etcd
5. Run the command etcd to start the etcd server
6. If the server is running correctly, you will see the following message in the command prompt: etcd main.go:315: listening for peers on http://localhost:2380. This indicates that etcd is listening for connections on port 2380
7. To interact with the etcd server, you can use the etcdctl command. Run the command etcdctl put key value. This will add a key-value pair to the etcd store.

Congratulations, you have successfully installed etcd on Windows 10. You can now start using etcd to store and manage your data.

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