## Running as a standalone server

JReport Enterprise Server can be started from the web application server contained in the JReport Enterprise Server package. This section explains how to start JReport Enterprise Server as a standalone report server, how to send commands to the server and how to use the batch files in the `<install_root>\bin` directory.

- Starting using launch files
- Starting using Java
- Sending commands to JReport Enterprise Server from Java
- Running without a GUI