# Installation Windows

*Many thanks to Paul Onwude for this guide. Original posted [here](https://www.openproject.org/topics/680*)

Install ruby on rails\*  
http://railsinstaller.org/en

After Ruby installation, you wil be guided to the c:\\Sites folder. Clone the OpenProject repository into that directory

    git clone https://github.com/opf/openproject.git
    cd openproject
    git checkout stable

Modify gemfile in `c:\sites\openproject`

comment out THERUBYRACER by adding \# in front of it (I believe this is not required for openproject to run)

Install the libv8 gem manually

    gem install libv8 v '3.11.8.17' -- --with-system-v8

download mysql connector from the URL below

    http://dev.mysql.com/get/Downloads/Connector-C/mysql-connector-c-noinstall-6.0.2-win32.zip/from/pick

  
copy mysql folder to a convenient location (e.g c:/mysql)

Install mysql2 gem

    gem install mysql2 -- '--with-mysql-dir="C:/mysql/"' (Note i used c:\mysql but the slash is the other way)

copy libmysql.dll from the Mysql connector folder to bin folder of Rails Installer (C:\\RailsInstaller\\Ruby1.9.3\\bin)

Run the main bundle installation (it should complete without errors)

    bundle install --without rmagick

Modify database.yml and config.yml according to instruction in the manual. (I followed the Ubuntu Steps)

Setup databases according to instruction in the manual. (I followed the Ubuntu Steps)\*

**From here on, the steps in the manual should work without errors**

    bundle exec rake db:create:all
    
    bundle exec rake db:migrate
    
    bundle exec rake db:seed
    
    bundle exec rake generate_secret_token

**Start Rails server for development environment**

    bundle exec rails server

Login to openproject on *localhost:3000*  
username: admin  
password: admin

**Update**

For Production environment

    bundle update (This does not work everytime so if it breaks your install, pull the latest clone and 
                   bundle install without update)
    bundle install

Precompile all your assets (if you do not do this, your production will keep flagging errors)  
(It takes a really long time to complete depending on the speed of you machine)  
(Run with —trace to see verbose mode)

    bundle exec rake assets:precompile

Change a setting in the config/production.rb file (set to true)

    config.serve_static_assets = true

Set rails environment to production (This is critical else rails will not start in production mode)

    set RAILS_ENV=production

Create (if not already done), migrate and seed production database

    bundle exec rake generate_secret_token
    bundle exec rake db:migrate
    bundle exec rake db:seed

**Start Rails server for production environment**

    bundle exec rails server

I am a little concerned about performance issues so i will monitor for a while.