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Akram El Assas edited this page Aug 2, 2025 · 7 revisions

To run Wexflow from source on Windows, proceed as follows:

  • Clone the source down to your machine: 
    git clone https://github.com/aelassas/wexflow.git
  • Install Visual Studio 2022 >= 17.8.0.
  • .NET Framework 4.8 (legacy): Copy the folders Wexflow and WexflowTesting in C:\. You can download them from here.
  • .NET 9.0+ (stable): Copy the folders Wexflow-netcore and WexflowTesting in C:\. You can download them from here.
  • If you installed Wexflow, make sure that Wexflow Windows Service is stopped and that the port 8000 is available. Othewise, you can change the port from the settings.
  • Restore nuget packages with the following command: 
    nuget restore Wexflow.sln
  • Open Wexflow.sln in Visual Studio.
  • Make sure that all the projects are set to Debug Any CPU.
  • Debug the project Wexflow.Server to start Wexflow Server in debug mode.
  • Visit http://localhost:8000/
    • Username: admin
    • Password: wexflow2018

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  1. Install Guide
  2. HTTPS/SSL
  3. Screenshots
  4. Docker
  5. Configuration Guide
    1. Wexflow Server
    2. Wexflow.xml
    3. Admin Panel
    4. Authentication
  6. Persistence Providers
  7. Getting Started
  8. Android App
  9. Local Variables
  10. Global Variables
  11. REST Variables
  12. Functions
  13. Cron Scheduling
  14. Command Line Interface (CLI)
  15. REST API Reference
    1. Introduction
    2. JWT Authentication
    3. Sample Clients
      1. C# Client
      2. JavaScript Client
      3. PHP Client
      4. Python Client
      5. Go Client
      6. Rust Client
      7. Ruby Client
      8. Java Client
      9. C++ Client
    4. Security Considerations
    5. Swagger
    6. Workflow Notifications via SSE
      1. C# SSE Client
      2. JavaScript SSE Client
      3. PHP SSE Client
      4. Python SSE Client
      5. Go SSE Client
      6. Rust SSE Client
      7. Ruby SSE Client
      8. Java SSE Client
      9. C++ SSE Client
    7. Endpoints
  16. Samples
    1. Sequential workflows
    2. Execution graph
    3. Flowchart workflows
      1. If
      2. While
      3. Switch
    4. Approval workflows
      1. Simple approval workflow
      2. OnRejected workflow event
      3. YouTube approval workflow
      4. Form submission approval workflow
    5. Workflow events
  17. Logging
  18. Custom Tasks
    1. Introduction
    2. General
      1. Creating a Custom Task
      2. Wexflow Task Class Example
      3. Task Status
      4. Settings
      5. Loading Files
      6. Loading Entities
      7. Need A Starting Point?
    3. Installing Your Custom Task in Wexflow
      1. .NET Framework 4.8 (Legacy Version)
      2. .NET 8.0+ (Stable Version)
      3. Referenced Assemblies
      4. Updating a Custom Task
      5. Using Your Custom Task
    4. Suspend/Resume
    5. Logging
    6. Files
    7. Entities
    8. Shared Memory
    9. Designer Integration
      1. Registering the Task
      2. Adding Settings
    10. How to Debug a Custom Task?
  19. Built-in Tasks
    1. File system tasks
    2. Encryption tasks
    3. Compression tasks
    4. Iso tasks
    5. Speech tasks
    6. Hashing tasks
    7. Process tasks
    8. Network tasks
    9. XML tasks
    10. SQL tasks
    11. WMI tasks
    12. Image tasks
    13. Audio and video tasks
    14. Email tasks
    15. Workflow tasks
    16. Social media tasks
    17. Waitable tasks
    18. Reporting tasks
    19. Web tasks
    20. Script tasks
    21. JSON and YAML tasks
    22. Entities tasks
    23. Flowchart tasks
    24. Approval tasks
    25. Notification tasks
    26. SMS tasks
  20. Run from Source
  21. Fork, Customize, and Sync
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