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# Start Media Server

NOTE: Your License Server must be running before you start Media Server.

TIP: You can configure services to start automatically when you start the machine.

To start Media Server

- Start Media Server from the command line, from the installation directory, using the following commands:

  Windows

      set PATH=libs\torch;%PATH%
      mediaserver.exe -configfile configname.cfg

  Linux

      LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH":libs/torch ./mediaserver.exe -configfile configname.cfg

  where the optional `-configfile` argument specifies the path of a configuration file to use.

- On Windows, if you have installed Media Server as a service, start the service from the Windows Services dialog box.

- On Linux, if you have installed Media Server as a service, use one of the following commands:

  - On machines that use systemd:

    `systemctl start mediaserver`

  - On machines that use system V:

    `service mediaserver start`
- On Linux you can use the script `start-mediaserver.sh` which is provided in the installation directory.

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Product: Knowledge Discovery Media Server 26.1

Topic Title: Start Media Server