# Deploying gitEA on windows

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/deploying-gitea-on-windows/3532>\
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**Created:** [July 23, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/deploying-gitea-on-windows/3532 "2021-07-23T18:36:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 23, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/deploying-gitea-on-windows/3532/1 "2021-07-23T18:36:54Z")

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I am attempting to deploy gitEA (using gitea-1.14.5-gogit-windows-4.0-386.exe ) binary on windows and it does launch and I can configure

However, it takes 5minutes to actually launch and as a result setting it up as a windows service fails as windows has a 30second timeout. I would rather not change the timeout to 10minutes and understand why it is so slow to initilise.

Once aspects of the self-contained binary start (the checking etc…) its quick and likewise navigating 127.0.0.1:3000 is fluid, so this this is limited in the initial launching of gitEA on windows.

Any ideas why ?

it is a windows server 2012 being targeted but it is being tested on a windows10 2004 instance iirc