Startup

Here you find all instructions you need for starting the three modes of BaseX in different ways.

Requirements

For running BaseX, all you need is an installed Java 1.6 and the BaseX application.

Java 1.6

You need to have Java 1.6 installed. If you haven't installed it yet, please visit java.com.

BaseX

Download the latest BaseX version for your operating system here. Get the BaseX.zip archive for all project components inclusive the starting script files.
We also recommend to add the starting script files to your path environment, so you can access them from every folder in the shell/terminal.

Starting the BaseX GUI

There are several methods for starting the GUI:

• Double click on BaseX.jar
• Execute command: java -cp BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXGUI
• Starting the script basexgui

Starting the BaseX Server

There are several methods for starting the Server:

• Execute command: java -cp BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXServer
• Starting the script basexserver

Starting the BaseX Client

There are several methods for starting the Client:

• Execute command: java -cp BaseX.jar org.basex.BaseXClient
• Starting the script basexclient

see also the advanced client/server information section.