# Pell-Mell on Setting Up a Solid Server on Windows

**URL:** <https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651>\
**Category:** Become a Pod Provider\
**Created:** [November 22, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651 "2018-11-22T09:53:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![gandalfprime](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/gandalfprime/32/62_2.png) [@gandalfprime](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gandalfprime)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/1 "2018-11-22T09:53:51Z")

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A short time ago, there was a topic meant for solving a [symptom](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112/13) when _setting up a Solid server on a Windows machine_ I once had created on the symptom. However, it began to develop a kind pell-mell on setting up a Solid server on Windows. Understandably, I didn't want that topic to deteriorate to a clutter: This would make solving the symptom unnecessarily more difficult to parse for people being proficient in basics. That is why I moved that topic to [Symptom: Access to Main (“index”) Page Denied for Owner’s WebID When Setting Up a Solid Server on a Windows Machine](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/symptom-access-to-main-index-page-denied-for-owners-webid-when-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112).

As a result, I am accommodating you with creating this topic in the category currently called _Solid: The Basics_ as a meeting place for all those who are concerned with basics of setting up a Solid server on Windows and who do not find a more specific topic of their concern.

To begin with, I have moved a part of the [currently last post](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/symptom-access-to-main-index-page-denied-for-owners-webid-when-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112/20) of the aforementioned moved topic, which reads as follows.

@DameLyngdoh, ... On the other hand, should you ask for a helping hand, as far as I can remember, I made use of _openssl 'Win64OpenSSL-1\_1\_1.exe'_ installer I have downloaded from [http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html](http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html). There are many installers presented for download there. Unfortunately, I cannot say in a rush, which one entails downloading the aforementioned one. With respect to the public key certificate and the private key, I have made use of no other toolkits in this case.

 

I do not know what to do when using a university system not allowing installations. Maybe you have to speak to the administrator or—if you can take the responsibility for the outcome—use a system allowing installations after all. Otherwise without engagement cf. the post [/hit-a-wall-with-ssl-certification-on-single-user-servers/455/3?u=gandalfprime](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/hit-a-wall-with-ssl-certification-on-single-user-servers/455/3)...

 

> For other projects I’ve used java to make the key and pem. Over Thanksgiving I’ll try setting up solid on my Windows box

 

Cit. @rimmartin in the topic [Symptom: Access to Main (“index”) Page Denied for Owner’s WebID When Setting Up a Solid Server on a Windows Machine](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/symptom-access-to-main-index-page-denied-for-owners-webid-when-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112) on this forum.

 No comment on making PEM public key certificate and private key file format with Java in an undisclosed way. 

> Did someone say PowerShell? Try https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/pkiclient/new-selfsignedcertificate?view=win10-ps 1 - it will create all the certificates you want. But they are stored in the Windows Certificate Store, so you need to export them afterwards as PEM-files (which apparently also is what Windows call CER-file) - see https://certsimple.com/help/windows-export-pem-private-key

 

Cit. @JornWildt in the topic [Symptom: Access to Main (“index”) Page Denied for Owner’s WebID When Setting Up a Solid Server on a Windows Machine](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/symptom-access-to-main-index-page-denied-for-owners-webid-when-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112) on this forum.

 

For obvious reason, it does not apply that _PowerShell_ would create all the (public key) certificates you want. No comment on generating self-signed server certificate with _PowerShell_ and making PEM public key certificate and private key file format in an undisclosed way. Anyway, be aware of the topic [Hit a wall with SSL certification on single user servers](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/hit-a-wall-with-ssl-certification-on-single-user-servers/455) when using self-signed server (public key) [snake oil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_oil_(cryptography)) certificate.

 

Back to this topic at hand, I propose posting within this topic in case your posts do not directly concern more specific topics on setting up a Solid server on Windows.

Anybody who can reproduce the aforementioned symptom or who can contribute to solving it is still welcome to post within the [moved topic](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/symptom-access-to-main-index-page-denied-for-owners-webid-when-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112).

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/2 "2018-11-26T02:06:06Z")

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I stood node-solid-server up on windows using node-forge [https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge#x509](https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge#x509) self signing with x509 and also made some windows cmd’s equivalent to bin/solid and bin/solid-test

no openssl or unix emulation needed.

I guess I should fork; would be the easiest way to provide this to the forum?

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:42am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/3 "2018-11-26T02:42:50Z")

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> **[rimmartin/node-solid-server](https://github.com/rimmartin/node-solid-server)**
>
> Solid server on top of the file-system in NodeJS. Contribute to rimmartin/node-solid-server development by creating an account on GitHub.

```auto
cd node-solid-server

call .\bin\solid-test.cmd start --multiuser --port 8443 --ssl-cert C:\NodeProjects\pmc.cert --ssl-key C:\NodeProjects\pmc.key --root .\data
```

where before a little self\_certify.js doing [GitHub - digitalbazaar/forge: A native implementation of TLS in Javascript and tools to write crypto-based and network-heavy webapps](https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge#x509) (// generate a keypair and create an X.509v3 certificate example) and then writing the cert and key to the parent directory:

```auto
// convert a Forge certificate to PEM
var pem = pki.certificateToPem(cert);

// convert a Forge private key to PEM-format
var pemKey = pki.privateKeyToPem(keys.privateKey);

fs.writeFile('pmc.cert', pem, {encoding: null}, (err) =>{});
fs.writeFile('pmc.key', pemKey, {encoding: null}, (err) =>{});
```

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**Author:** ![gandalfprime](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/gandalfprime/32/62_2.png) [@gandalfprime](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gandalfprime)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/4 "2018-11-26T08:24:16Z")

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I have not verified your way of making [PKI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_key_infrastructure) **self-signed** TLS/SSL server certificate and server private key files in the PEM format.

Anyway,

> [@Symptom: Access to Main ("index") Page Denied for Owner's WebID When Setting Up a Solid Server on a Windows Machine](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/symptom-access-to-main-index-page-denied-for-owners-webid-when-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112/21):
>
> … java way still needs a conversion to pem so it isn’t the way to go

> [@rimmartin](#):
>
> I guess I should fork…

1. Assuming you refer to self-signed public key server certificate in both cases, you generate the keypair in the PEM format on the _java way_. What conversion does _java way_ need then?

2. What do you mean with forking? Fork what?

3. After starting the Solid server, do you encounter the [reference symptom](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112/13)?

Note that I am pressed for time at least in the next weeks.

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/5 "2018-11-26T11:36:47Z")

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1. no java involved; used node-forge [https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge#x509](https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge#x509) which is javascript run from node.

2. I had followed with the reply [Pell-Mell on Setting Up a Solid Server on Windows](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/3?u=rimmartin) with information on how I did it

3. the server window:

```auto
C:\NodeProjects\node-solid-server>echo off
 --port 8443 --ssl-cert C:\NodeProjects\pmc.cert --ssl-key C:\NodeProjects\pmc.key --root .\data
TIP create a config.json: `$ solid init`
Solid server (v4.4.0-5-gee8c7c8) running on https://localhost:8443/
Press <ctrl>+c to stop
```

and I can go to link [https://localhost:8443/](https://localhost:8443/), register and work with the interface

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/6 "2018-11-26T12:08:32Z")

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self\_certify.js

```auto
var fs = require('fs');
var forge = require('node-forge');

var pki = forge.pki;

// generate a keypair and create an X.509v3 certificate
var keys = pki.rsa.generateKeyPair(2048);
var cert = pki.createCertificate();
cert.publicKey = keys.publicKey;
// alternatively set public key from a csr
//cert.publicKey = csr.publicKey;
// NOTE: serialNumber is the hex encoded value of an ASN.1 INTEGER.
// Conforming CAs should ensure serialNumber is:
// - no more than 20 octets
// - non-negative (prefix a '00' if your value starts with a '1' bit)
cert.serialNumber = '01';
cert.validity.notBefore = new Date();
cert.validity.notAfter = new Date();
cert.validity.notAfter.setFullYear(cert.validity.notBefore.getFullYear() + 1);
var attrs = [{
  name: 'commonName',
  value: 'localhost'
}, {
  name: 'countryName',
  value: 'US'
}, {
  shortName: 'ST',
  value: 'Pensylvania'
}, {
  name: 'localityName',
  value: 'State College'
}, {
  name: 'organizationName',
  value: 'PMC'
}, {
  shortName: 'OU',
  value: 'pmc'
}];
cert.setSubject(attrs);
// alternatively set subject from a csr
//cert.setSubject(csr.subject.attributes);
cert.setIssuer(attrs);
cert.setExtensions([{
  name: 'basicConstraints',
  cA: true
}, {
  name: 'keyUsage',
  keyCertSign: true,
  digitalSignature: true,
  nonRepudiation: true,
  keyEncipherment: true,
  dataEncipherment: true
}, {
  name: 'extKeyUsage',
  serverAuth: true,
  clientAuth: true,
  codeSigning: true,
  emailProtection: true,
  timeStamping: true
}, {
  name: 'nsCertType',
  client: true,
  server: true,
  email: true,
  objsign: true,
  sslCA: true,
  emailCA: true,
  objCA: true
}, {
  name: 'subjectAltName',
  altNames: [{
    type: 6, // URI
    value: 'http://localhost/webid#me'
  }, {
    type: 7, // IP
    ip: '127.0.0.1'
  }]
}, {
  name: 'subjectKeyIdentifier'
}]);
/* alternatively set extensions from a csr
var extensions = csr.getAttribute({name: 'extensionRequest'}).extensions;
// optionally add more extensions
extensions.push.apply(extensions, [{
  name: 'basicConstraints',
  cA: true
}, {
  name: 'keyUsage',
  keyCertSign: true,
  digitalSignature: true,
  nonRepudiation: true,
  keyEncipherment: true,
  dataEncipherment: true
}]);
cert.setExtensions(extensions);
*/
// self-sign certificate
cert.sign(keys.privateKey);

// convert a Forge certificate to PEM
var pem = pki.certificateToPem(cert);

// convert a Forge private key to PEM-format
var pemKey = pki.privateKeyToPem(keys.privateKey);

fs.writeFile('pmc.cert', pem, {encoding: null}, (err) =>{});
fs.writeFile('pmc.key', pemKey, {encoding: null}, (err) =>{});
```

needs your location and names filled.

```auto
call "%NODE_HOME%\node" self_certify.js
```

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**Author:** ![gandalfprime](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/gandalfprime/32/62_2.png) [@gandalfprime](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gandalfprime)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/7 "2018-11-26T12:46:48Z")

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> [@Symptom: Access to Main ("index") Page Denied for Owner's WebID When Setting Up a Solid Server on a Windows Machine](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/symptom-access-to-main-index-page-denied-for-owners-webid-when-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112/23):
>
> … for running in a developer environment…
> 
> `
> call .\bin\solid-test.cmd start --multiuser --port 8443 --ssl-cert C:\NodeProjects\pmc.cert --ssl-key C:\NodeProjects\pmc.key --root .\data
> `

As far as I can say, your focus in the last few days was helping others to run Solid under Windows [developer environment](https://github.com/rimmartin/node-solid-server#running-in-development-environments) for testing purposes, but contrary to that description without using _openssl_. If so, you can run your Solid installation. Can you?

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/8 "2018-11-26T13:01:09Z")

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Yes.

No openssl; node-forge x509 is javascript that does not call or use openssl. It generates a certificate and private key that works with node-solid-server in WIndows developer environment. Above the self\_certify.js code I ran to generate a certificate and private key because I’m a developer without access to commercial pki’s.

How are you launching the server? I made cmd’s that launch it equivalent to the bash scripts bin/solid and bin/solid-test. I forked and pushed them to [https://github.com/rimmartin/node-solid-server/tree/master/bin](https://github.com/rimmartin/node-solid-server/tree/master/bin)

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/9 "2018-11-26T13:03:52Z")

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I’m currently working on setting up my client side code on windows to test further; might have to pick it up after work this evening

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**Author:** ![gandalfprime](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/gandalfprime/32/62_2.png) [@gandalfprime](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gandalfprime)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/10 "2018-11-26T13:29:04Z")

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> [@rimmartin](#):
>
> How are you launching the server?

`solid start -v` from the NSS filesystem root, cf. Section [_Initial Access Authorization_](https://nssforum.durdik.ch/#Initial_Access_Authorization) presented on an intermittently with intermediate interruptions, as a general rule between 20:00 and 07:00 GMT/UTC o'clock, and temporarily operated web server. However, I am not working in a [developer environment](https://github.com/rimmartin/node-solid-server#running-in-development-environments) for now. Cannot say if that command works there. Maybe it works with the `--no-reject-unauthorized` flag to make the Solid server to accept self-signed certificates... cf.

> [@Hit a wall with SSL certification on single user servers](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/hit-a-wall-with-ssl-certification-on-single-user-servers/455/3):
>
> Concerning our hitting a wall and a server TLS/SSL certificate as a culprit variable cf. [/Symptom: Access to Main ("index") Page Denied for Owner's WebID When Setting Up a Solid Server on a Windows Machine/112/15?u=gandalfprime](http://forum.solidproject.org/t/setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine/112/15): You still can continue to come up against a brick wall or still better solve the issue at hand using the self-signed certificate. However, you may have to make use of [--no-reject-unauthorized](https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server#extra-flags-expert) flag to make the Solid server to accept self-signed certificates. I will try …

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/11 "2018-11-26T13:47:45Z")

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windows has emulation for NSS filesystem root?  
I’m running from the windows command line

Following [https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server#run-a-single-user-server-beginner](https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server#run-a-single-user-server-beginner) steps?  
You had first ran solid init? DId it ask for an SSL key and certificate?

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**Author:** ![gandalfprime](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/gandalfprime/32/62_2.png) [@gandalfprime](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gandalfprime)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/12 "2018-11-26T14:27:21Z")

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This is a misunderstanding: With NSS filesystem root, we understand just that, what it says, cf. [Fig.8](https://nssforum.durdik.ch/#Fig.8) presented on an intermittently with intermediate interruptions, as a general rule between 20:00 and 07:00 GMT/UTC o'clock, and temporarily operated web server, and the comment straight thereunder: We are running from the windows command line (a.k.a. NSS Console) just as you are.

Yes, following [Command Line Usage](https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server#command-line-usage). 👎Note that the _fragment_ URI/URL component _command-line-usage_ in _https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server#command-line-usage_ currently has not worked at least for days as expected with all browsers. I suspect a server/client compatibility issue due to a server flaw and am in a rush unable to provide a workaround. Anyway, it works as expected at least with current Firefox Quantum 63.0.3 (64-bit) on Windows 8.

My answers left cf. [_A temporary solution for the limitation of forum.solidproject.org\_t\_setting-up-a-solid-server-on-a-windows-machine\_112\_4.htm_](https://nssforum.durdik.ch/) presented on an intermittently with intermediate interruptions, as a general rule between 20:00 and 07:00 GMT/UTC o'clock, and temporarily operated web server.

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/13 "2018-11-26T14:42:17Z")

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but bin/solid is a shebang script for node javascript

> <https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server/blob/master/bin/solid>

This doesn’t run on my windows box from the cmd prompt. So I made the windows equivalent:

> <https://github.com/rimmartin/node-solid-server/blob/master/bin/solid.cmd>

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**Author:** ![gandalfprime](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/gandalfprime/32/62_2.png) [@gandalfprime](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gandalfprime)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/14 "2018-11-26T15:34:24Z")

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I have not evaluated on the nature of the `solid` line command. It worked from the box as expected. Could your Windows user’s path environment variable have not been set properly when installing the solid module?

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/15 "2018-11-26T15:36:17Z")

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I don’t think node-soild-server was written and tested for windows yet

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**Author:** ![gandalfprime](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/gandalfprime/32/62_2.png) [@gandalfprime](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gandalfprime)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/16 "2018-11-26T15:39:51Z")

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You have got eyes to see. Do you perhaps not believe your eyes?

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/17 "2018-11-26T15:40:45Z")

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?  
I’m running node-solid-server on windows

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**Author:** ![gandalfprime](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/gandalfprime/32/62_2.png) [@gandalfprime](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/gandalfprime)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/18 "2018-11-26T15:42:25Z")

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Well done!

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**Author:** ![rimmartin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.solidproject.org/rimmartin/32/166_2.png) [@rimmartin](https://forum.solidproject.org/u/rimmartin)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.solidproject.org/t/pell-mell-on-setting-up-a-solid-server-on-windows/651/19 "2018-11-26T15:49:06Z")

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> <https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server/issues/954>
>
> It is useful to have a node-equivalent version of \`bin/solid-test\`:
> 
> \- Windows… users have better access to the script (contributing to fixing https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server/pull/802)
> \- combined with \[nodemon\](https://github.com/remy/nodemon), it enables easy setup for "restart-server-upon-change"
> 
> I tried creating \[a simple version of it earlier\](https://github.com/solid/node-solid-server/pull/928), but it is not equivalent to the bash-script.