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Prerequisites

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Before installing ZBot, ensure make sure you must have JDK 8 17.0.10 for ZBot to run.

  • Java - one of the following:

    • OpenJDK 817.0.10 (recommended): Download here / Unzip to any folder

    • Oracle Java JDK 8 (update u101 17.0.10 or later): Download - here / Installation instructions - here

Update the PATH and JAVA_HOME environment variables

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  • for OpenJDK: C:\SomeFolder\java-se-8u41-rijdk-17\bin

  • for Oracle JDK: C:\Program Files\Java\JDK_117.80.0_<version>\bin

Setting up JAVA_HOME in Windows (steps might vary with Windows version):

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  • for OpenJDK: C:\SomeFolder\java-se-8u41-rijdk-17\bin

  • for Oracle JDK: C:\Program Files\Java\JDK_117.80.0_<version>\bin

Setting up PATH in Linux (steps might vary with Linux version):

  1. Set JAVA_HOME using the syntax export JAVA_HOME=path to JDK. For example, export JAVA_HOME= /usr/java/jdk1jdk17.80.010_xx/.

  2. Set PATH using the syntax export PATH=${PATH}:path to the JDK bin. For example, export PATH=${PATH}:/usr/java/jdk1jdk17.80.010_xx/bin

  3. Verify the settings using the following commands:

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echo $JAVA_HOME

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echo $PATH
  1. The output must display the JAVA_HOME and PATH that you set.

Important: make Make sure you have specified the correct path!.

Download ZBot

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You may download the ZBot directly from Zephyr:

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You can start ZBot right after downloading, there is no need to configure it in any way. It is preconfigured to use your Zephyr URLusername and password, however, you can change these values in the conf\zbot.properties file, if needed.

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    Windows:

    • Run the zbot_start.bat batch file to start ZBot. To shut it down, just close the terminal.

    • To start ZBot automatically, you can schedule to run the batch file automatically by using Windows Task Scheduler.

    • To start ZBot as a service when your computer starts, just run the zbot_install_service_64.bat file.

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    Zbot ZBot must be run as administrator.

    For Linux and MacOS:

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    You can start ZBot right after downloading, there is no need to configure it in any way. It is preconfigured to use your Zephyr URLusername and password, however, you can change these values in the conf\zbot.properties file, if needed.

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