Local installation

This page guides you through the initial installation of the Zeebe broker and next steps for development purposes.

Prerequisites

• Operating system:
  • Linux
  • Windows/MacOS (development only, not supported for production)
• Java Virtual Machine:
  • Oracle Hotspot 11, or
  • Open JDK 11

Download a distribution

Download the latest Zeebe release from the GitHub release page.

Once you've downloaded a distribution, extract it into a folder of your choice.

To extract the Zeebe distribution and start the broker, Linux users can type the following:

tar -xzf zeebe-distribution-X.Y.Z.tar.gz -C zeebe/
./bin/broker

For Windows users, take the following steps:

1. Download the .zip package.
2. Extract the package using your preferred unzip tool.
3. Open the extracted folder.
4. Navigate to the bin folder.
5. Start the broker by double-clicking on the broker.bat file.

Once the Zeebe broker has started, it should produce the following output:

bash
23:39:13.246 [] [main] INFO  io.camunda.zeebe.broker.system - Scheduler configuration: Threads{cpu-bound: 2, io-bound: 2}.
23:39:13.270 [] [main] INFO  io.camunda.zeebe.broker.system - Version: X.Y.Z
23:39:13.273 [] [main] INFO  io.camunda.zeebe.broker.system - Starting broker with configuration {

Next steps

As a next step, you can install Desktop Modeler.

Desktop Modeler is an open-source desktop BPMN modeling application created specifically for Zeebe. This application gives developers powerful features to design and deploy automated processes, human workflows, decision tables, and decision requirement diagrams using the globally-recognized BPMN and DMN standards.

Get started with Desktop Modeler using our installation guide.