How to install MID on Windows 10/11 steps

[Jorro]

I am sure that many of you as myself have attempted to install a MID server on your laptop and you got error message stating you cant do it with your OS.

Here is how you can install MID server (tested with Zurich) on Win 11.

1. Go to MID Server -> Downloads [platform]

2. There check "Download MID Server as ZIP archive" and download Windows (ZIP)  [platform]

3. Go to MID Server -> Servers and create new server - important to note is the name (lets say MIDZ) and the sys_id .  [platform]

3.1 Go to sys_user table and create your MID user. Remember the username and password. Grant the needed roles (usually mid_user is bare minimum). Of course you can use already existing user, but best is to have dedicated per MID user. [platform]

4. Create folder where you will extract the downloaded file (mine is C:\MID)

5. Extract to the folder you created on step 4

6. Open the folder and go to subfolder \agent (C:\MID\agent) and open with editor the file config.xml as follows:

  <parameter name="url" value="https://YOUR INSTANCE.service-now.com/"/>

 <parameter name="mid.instance.username" value="Username from step 3.1"/>
   
 <parameter name="mid.instance.password" secure="false" value="Password from step 3.1"/>

  <parameter name="name" value="Name of your MID from step 3"/>

  <parameter name="mid_sys_id" value="SYS_ID of your MID from step 3"/> 

7. Open the file InstallMID-NT.bat with editor and change this

if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" goto nt
echo This script only works with NT-based versions of Windows.
goto :eof

to this

if "%OS%"=="Windows_NT" goto nt
echo This script only works with NT-based versions of Windows.
goto :nt

8. Now open a CMD as Admin and execute the very same file we edited and saved in step 7 - InstallMID-NT.bat .

9. Verify all is correct - you need to have ServiceNow MID Server process in your processes. If not repeat steps 4 - 8

10.  Now either doubleclick or execute StartMID-NT.bat. The ServiceNow MID Server process should be running now.

11. Go back to your instance and under MID Servers open the server we created at step 3 and try to validate it. 

In general , check the Configuration Parameters related list to verify that all the properties are correct - if not correct them and restart the MID.

Please note that this is suitable only for testing and development purposes and not for production!

Cheers,

Joro Klifov