RealChat Server requires the Sun Java Runtime Environment (JRE) in order to run. You can either choose to download and install the JRE prior to installing RealChat, or have the RealChat installer download a private JRE on demand. If you choose the latter, the JRE downloaded will be only available to RealChat, and not to other applications.
RealChat Server for Windows platforms comes packaged as a single installation executable named realchat-windows.exe.
The installer will try to locate your Java Interpreter, look for suitable chat server ports, install
RealChat Server as Windows service, and start the server.
After the installation completes, RealChat will be installed and running on your server.
Further customization and administration of RealChat Server is done via the built-in web-based Control Center, which
can be accessed from the Start Menu at:
Start Menu/Programs/RealChat/Control Center
The Control Center functionality is described in the next chapter.
If the service fails to start please refer to the out.log file, located in the RealChat directory.
To start/stop RealChat Server, use the Windows services application.