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title: Launching ODDC Server as a console application
description: "After completing the above settings, open a console window as the technical user, \"oddc_techuser.\" Navigate to the installation folder and run **ar.oddc.server.exe** If everything is working properly, you should see output similar to the following: ![](https://activerecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/oddcconsole-1024x262.png) The ODDC Server is…"
url: "https://activerecord.com/docs/installation/launching-oddc-server-as-a-console-application/"
updated: "2026-09-09"
category: "Installation - Oculens DDC Server (ODDC Server) 5.1"
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# Launching ODDC Server as a console application

After completing the above settings, open a console window as the technical user, "oddc_techuser."

Navigate to the installation folder and run **ar.oddc.server.exe**

If everything is working properly, you should see output similar to the following:

![](https://activerecord.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/oddcconsole-1024x262.png)

The ODDC Server is up and running!