Step 1: download Zip archive
Extract this in any location e.g: D:\RethinkDB we have file rethinkdb.exe
Step 2: download sample config file, save as file D:\RethinkDB\default.conf
Follow documentation to edit that file
Example config file:
# # RethinkDB instance configuration sample # # - Give this file the extension .conf and put it in /etc/rethinkdb/instances.d in order to enable it. # - See http://www.rethinkdb.com/docs/guides/startup/ for the complete documentation # - Uncomment an option to change its value. # ############################### ## RethinkDB configuration ############################### ### Process options ## User and group used to run rethinkdb ## Command line default: do not change user or group ## Init script default: rethinkdb user and group # runuser=rethinkdb # rungroup=rethinkdb ## Stash the pid in this file when the process is running ## Note for systemd users: Systemd uses its own internal mechanism. Do not set this parameter. ## Command line default: none ## Init script default: /var/run/rethinkdb/<name>/pid_file (where <name> is the name of this config file without the extension) # pid-file=/var/run/rethinkdb/rethinkdb.pid ### File path options ## Directory to store data and metadata ## Command line default: ./rethinkdb_data ## Init script default: /var/lib/rethinkdb/<name>/ (where <name> is the name of this file without the extension) directory=D:/RethinkDB/data ## Log file options ## Default: <directory>/log_file log-file=D:/RethinkDB/logs/log ### Network options ## Address of local interfaces to listen on when accepting connections ## May be 'all' or an IP address, loopback addresses are enabled by default ## Default: all local addresses # bind=127.0.0.1 ## Address that other rethinkdb instances will use to connect to this server. ## It can be specified multiple times # canonical-address= ## The port for rethinkdb protocol for client drivers ## Default: 28015 + port-offset # driver-port=28015 ## The port for receiving connections from other nodes ## Default: 29015 + port-offset # cluster-port=29015 ## The host:port of a node that rethinkdb will connect to ## This option can be specified multiple times. ## Default: none # join=example.com:29015 ## All ports used locally will have this value added ## Default: 0 # port-offset=0 ## r.http(...) queries will use the given server as a web proxy ## Default: no proxy # reql-http-proxy=socks5://example.com:1080 ### Web options ## Port for the http admin console ## Default: 8080 + port-offset # http-port=8080 ## Disable web administration console # no-http-admin ### CPU options ## The number of cores to use ## Default: total number of cores of the CPU # cores=2 ### Memory options ## Size of the cache in MB ## Default: Half of the available RAM on startup # cache-size=1024 ### Disk ## How many simultaneous I/O operations can happen at the same time # io-threads=64 ## Enable direct I/O # direct-io ### Meta ## The name for this server (as will appear in the metadata). ## If not specified, it will be randomly chosen from a short list of names. # server-name=server1 ## tls ## Path to tls key/cert for http interface ## Default: disabled # http-tls-key=key.pem # http-tls-cert=cert.pem ## Path to tls key/cert for driver interface (Default: disabled) ## Default: disabled # driver-tls-cert=cert.pem # driver-tls-key=key.pem
Step 3: Create windows service
rethinkdb.exe install-service --config-file <config-file>
Example
rethinkdb.exe install-service --config-file D:\RethinkDB\default.conf
Result
D:\RethinkDB>rethinkdb.exe install-service --config-file D:\RethinkDB\default.co nf Installing service `rethinkdb_default`... Service `rethinkdb_default` installed. Starting service `rethinkdb_default`... Service `rethinkdb_default` started.
Done!
RethinkDB Administration tools http://127.0.0.1:8080/. You can change port in file default.conf
