1. Updated July 15, 2017: How to start Condor on a Windows 10 PC

2. To start Condor there are 4 prerequisites:
Installed Java JRE
Installed MySQL and it is running *
Installed MySQL Workbench
Downloaded the Condor~.jar
Then, two options to start Condor
* To start MySQL:
Click Windows START, locate MySQL folder,
Click the MySQL 5.7 Command Line Client.
Enter your MySQL password at the prompt
Minimize the window. Do not close it.

3. Right click on Condor~.jar Select “Open with_”
Condor Start Option 1:
Right click on Condor~.jar
Select “Open with_”
7. Select Java Platform SE binary
Click, OK.

4. Condor Start Option 1: continued
Enter your MySQL password
Click Run with academic license (Free)
Note: The academic license allows up to 10,000 nodes. If you need more capacity, Peter Gloor at for a pro license.

5. Condor Starts:

6. Condor Start Option 2: Terminal Command
Determine how much RAM memory your computer has
Type “System” in the search bar
2. Click on the “System” control panel hit

7. Condor Start Option 2: Terminal Command
Your memory size will be displayed
Subtract your memory size – 4GB = Amount of memory to use with Condor
For example, 16GB – 4GB = 12GB to use with Condor
Note: The 4G is left for your computer operating system

8. Condor Start Option 2: Terminal Command continued … Create a Condor
Condor Start Option 2: Terminal Command continued … Create a Condor.bat file
4. Notepad. Enter/edit these 3 lines as needed:
cd Users\riope\Documents\Condor3
set path=%path%;\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_131\bin\
java -Xmx12G -jar Condor-3.3-alpha19.jar
5. Then save the file with a .bat extension

9. Condor Start Option 2: Terminal Command continued …
6. Double click on the Condor~.bat file
A terminal window will appear and begin the Condor startup

10. Condor Start Option 1: continued
Enter your MySQL password
Click Run with academic license (Free)
Note: The academic license allows up to 10,000 nodes. If you need more capacity, Peter Gloor at for a pro license.

11. Condor Starts:

12. Two Options to Start Condor:
Summary
Two Options to Start Condor:
Note: For both options make sure MySQL is running.
* To start MySQL:
Click Windows START, locate MySQL folder,
Click the MySQL 5.7 Command Line Client.
Enter your MySQL password at the prompt
Minimize the window. Do not close it.
Double click on the Condor-3.3-alpha19.jar Note: This starts Condor with a minimum amount of memory. OR
Double click your Condor~.bat file
Note: This starts Condor with the maximum amount of memory and is the recommended option for speed and efficiency.