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To start Servoy Server now cd into the application_server directory and type: ./servoy_server.sh & To fire up PostgreSQL as you start your application server edit the servoy_server.sh file and move this part to a newline: postgres_db/bin/pg_ctl start -D database -l postgres_db/postgres_log.txt If you don’t know how to edit command line try this: vi servoy_server.sh now type: /: ENTER type: a ENTER type: ESC type: :wq ENTER that’s it. 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