Create ANVIL local server on Windows11 problem

Anvil Q&A
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I am trying to create ANVIL local server on my Windows11 PC.

I followed anvil-runtime/README.md at master · anvil-works/anvil-runtime · GitHub
instructions.

I tried to run todo-list template.
But when I run anvil-app-server I got errors.

My java versions are:
openjdk version “21.0.6” 2025-01-21 LTS
OpenJDK Runtime Environment Corretto-21.0.6.7.1 (build 21.0.6+7-LTS)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM Corretto-21.0.6.7.1 (build 21.0.6+7-LTS, mixed mode, sharing)

Python version: Python 3.12.6

The error I get is:

Found Anvil App Server JAR in package directory
[INFO anvil.app-server.postgres] Launching embedded Postgres database. Find Postgres daemon logs in the ’ .anvil-data ’ directory.
java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Process [.anvil-data\db-bin\PG-3ecc125de4870fe95f7f29f11aba3613\bin\initdb.exe, -A, trust, -U, postgres, -D, .anvil-data\db, -E, UTF-8] failed
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.report(FutureTask.java:122)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.get(FutureTask.java:191)
at clojure.core$deref_future.invokeStatic(core.clj:2317)
at clojure.core$future_call$reify__8544.deref(core.clj:7042)
at clojure.core$deref.invokeStatic(core.clj:2337)
at clojure.core$deref.invoke(core.clj:2323)
at anvil.app_server.postgres$start_postgres_with_timeout.invokeStatic(postgres.clj:47)
at anvil.app_server.postgres$start_postgres_with_timeout.invoke(postgres.clj:37)
at anvil.app_server.postgres$launch_bundled_db_BANG_.invokeStatic(postgres.clj:146)
at anvil.app_server.postgres$launch_bundled_db_BANG_.invoke(postgres.clj:87)
at anvil.app_server.run$with_bundled_postgres_if_configured.invokeStatic(run.clj:319)
at anvil.app_server.run$with_bundled_postgres_if_configured.invoke(run.clj:312)
at anvil.app_server.run$with_bundled_postgres_if_configured.invokeStatic(run.clj:313)
at anvil.app_server.run$with_bundled_postgres_if_configured.invoke(run.clj:312)
at anvil.app_server.run$_main.invokeStatic(run.clj:418)
at anvil.app_server.run$_main.doInvoke(run.clj:414)
at clojure.lang.RestFn.applyTo(RestFn.java:137)
at anvil.app_server.run.main(Unknown Source)
Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Process [.anvil-data\db-bin\PG-3ecc125de4870fe95f7f29f11aba3613\bin\initdb.exe, -A, trust, -U, postgres, -D, .anvil-data\db, -E, UTF-8] failed
at io.zonky.test.db.postgres.embedded.EmbeddedPostgres.system(EmbeddedPostgres.java:632)
at io.zonky.test.db.postgres.embedded.EmbeddedPostgres.initdb(EmbeddedPostgres.java:252)
at io.zonky.test.db.postgres.embedded.EmbeddedPostgres.(EmbeddedPostgres.java:159)
at io.zonky.test.db.postgres.embedded.EmbeddedPostgres$Builder.start(EmbeddedPostgres.java:583)
at anvil.app_server.postgres$start_postgres_with_timeout$fn__527.invoke(postgres.clj:39)
at clojure.core$binding_conveyor_fn$fn__5823.invoke(core.clj:2047)
at clojure.lang.AFn.call(AFn.java:18)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:317)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1144)
at java.base/java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:642)
at java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:1583)
Failed to start built-in Postgres database: java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Process [.anvil-data\db-bin\PG-3ecc125de4870fe95f7f29f11aba3613\bin\initdb.exe, -A, trust, -U, postgres, -D, .anvil-data\db, -E, UTF-8] failed
More logs are available in .anvil-data\postgres.log.
Some common causes of this problem:

  • Are you launching this server as ‘root’ on a UNIX system?
    Postgres will not run as root; try launching the server as an ordinary user.
  • Are you running this server on an unusual architecture or OS? (Windows 11/amd64)

I searched the forum and didn’t find a solution.

By the way I tried to run it with WSL and it worked.

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Last time I tried it, I got an error message about the server not working in windows 11 specifically and that it’s a non quantity (WSL excluded). So, this is something they actually have to make compatible.

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Have you tried running in an environment with Python 3.11? I’ve been stuck on version 1.7.3 of anvil-app-server for a long time (because of organizational requirements where it’s installed in existing projects), so I can’t speak about the most recent version, but that runs well in Windows 11. You do in some cases need to install MS C++ 2013 redistributable, as in the solution here: Anvil App Server; Failed to start built-in Postgres database - #4 by tomaz.turk

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Thanks. I installed the MS C++ 2013 redistributable and it worked.

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FYI