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Version: 8.6

Local installation with Camunda 8 Run

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Camunda 8 Run is not supported for production use.

The Camunda 8 Run script allows you to install and start a simplified, single-application Camunda configuration in a local development environment. This page guides you through using Camunda 8 Run on a local or virtual machine.

Camunda 8 Run includes the following:

  • Zeebe
  • Operate
  • Tasklist
  • Connectors
  • Elasticsearch

Prerequisites​

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After installing OpenJDK, ensure JAVA_HOME is set by running java -version in a new terminal.

If no version of Java is found, follow your chosen installation's instructions for setting JAVA_HOME before continuing.

Install and start Camunda 8 Run​

  1. Download the latest release of Camunda 8 Run for your operating system and architecture. Opening the .tgz file extracts the Camunda 8 Run script into a new directory.
  2. Navigate to the new c8run directory.
  3. Start Camunda 8 Run by running ./start.sh (or .\c8run.exe start on Windows) in your terminal.

When successful, a new Operate window automatically opens.

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If Camunda 8 Run fails to start, run the shutdown script to end the current processes, then run the start script again.

Configuration options​

The following command line arguments are available:

ArgumentDescription
--configApplies the specified Zeebe application.yaml. Not available on Windows.
--detachedStarts Camunda 8 Run as a detached process. The process is detached by default on Windows.

Access Camunda components​

All Camunda 8 Run components can be accessed using the username/password combination demo/demo.

Tasklist and Operate are available at:

  • Tasklist: http://localhost:8080/tasklist
  • Operate: http://localhost:8080/operate

The following components do not have a web interface, but the URLs may be required for additional configuration:

  • Zeebe Gateway: http://localhost:26500
  • Connectors: http://localhost:8085
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The Connectors URL displays a login page, but cannot be logged into.

Deploy diagrams from Desktop Modeler​

Make sure you have installed Desktop Modeler before continuing.

To deploy diagrams from Desktop Modeler, the following configuration is required:

  • Target: Self-Managed
  • Cluster endpoint: http://localhost:26500, the location of your Zeebe Gateway
  • Authentication: None

A success notification displays when complete. Start a new process instance to view your running process in Operate.

Use built-in and custom Connectors​

Desktop Modeler automatically fetches templates for pre-built Connectors. Custom Connectors can also be added to your Camunda 8 Run distribution.

To add a custom Connector:

  1. Place the Connector's .jar file in the /custom_connectors folder contained in the /c8run directory.
  2. Place the element template in the appropriate folder for your installation. See Search Paths for more information.

Once configured correctly, your Connectors are available for use in Modeler.

Use Camunda APIs​

Camunda 8 Run authenticates with the Tasklist, Operate, and Zeebe APIs, as well as the unified Camunda 8 REST API, by including cookie headers in each request. This cookie can be obtained by using the API endpoint /api/login.

To authenticate and begin making requests, take the following steps:

  1. Log in as user 'demo' and store the cookie in the file cookie.txt:
curl --request POST 'http://localhost:8080/api/login?username=demo&password=demo' \
  --cookie-jar cookie.txt
  1. Send the cookie (as a header) in each API request. In this case, request all process definitions:
curl --request POST 'http://localhost:8080/v1/process-definitions/search'  \
  --cookie cookie.txt \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{}'

Shut down Camunda 8 Run​

To shut down Camunda 8 Run and end all running processes, run ./shutdown.sh (or .\c8run.exe stop on Windows) from the C8Run directory.