Virola self-hosted server installation on Windows

Download Virola server for Windows installation package and install it
Create a directory for Virola database
Launch Command Prompt. To find it click Start button and type "cmd" in the search box
In Command Prompt with help of "cd" command navigate to the directory where Virola server was installed
Decide which host and port will be used for the server
Run the server with the following command:
```
virola_server_app.exe --listen HOST:PORT --storage-dir virola-database-directory
```
where
- HOST is the IP you've chosen for the Virola server
- PORT is the port you've chosen for the Virola server
- virola-database-directory is the absolute path to the directory you created on the step 2
Example:
```
virola_server_app.exe --listen 127.0.0.1:7777 --storage-dir C:\Virola\Server
```
Leave Command Prompt open

Login details to Virola Client will be the following:

Host: the one you've chosen
Port: the one you've chosen
User Name: admin
Password: admin

You can change user name and password in the Virola client settings

We strongly recommend to encrypt your Windows machine on which Virola server is running. Modern Windows operating systems have embedded encryption functionality - both device encryption and BitLocker encryption tool. We've prepared a detailed instruction about encryption on Windows for you.