# Starting Krenalis



At this point, **you've already**:

1. [Installed Krenalis from source](https://www.krenalis.com/docs/installation/from-source.md)
2. [Created the PostgreSQL database](https://www.krenalis.com/docs/installation/from-source/database-setup.md)
3. [Configured the NATS event stream](https://www.krenalis.com/docs/installation/from-source/event-stream-setup.md)

and you should have, in the directory when Krenalis has been compiled, the following files:

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### Linux and macOS

```
├─ .env
└─ krenalis
```

### Windows

```
├─ .env
└─ krenalis.exe
```

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The `.env` file must already contain `KRENALIS_KMS`, the PostgreSQL settings, and the NATS settings.

Start Krenalis with the `-init-db-if-empty` option. On first startup, this initializes the PostgreSQL database by creating the required tables. If the database is already initialized, it has no effect.

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### Linux and macOS

```bash
./krenalis -init-db-if-empty
```

### Windows

```bash
krenalis.exe -init-db-if-empty
```

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After some seconds you should then get output similar to:

```
...     INFO The Krenalis server has been started at 127.0.0.1:2022
├─ REST API: http://127.0.0.1:2022/v1/
└─ Event ingestion endpoint: http://127.0.0.1:2022/v1/events

 > Admin console: http://127.0.0.1:2022/admin
```

You can then open the Admin console at the address indicated (in this case [http://127.0.0.1:2022/admin](http://127.0.0.1:2022/admin)).

## Next step

Now you can proceed with [creating your first workspace](https://www.krenalis.com/docs/create-workspace.md).