Download, Install and Run Apache Hop ETL Tool

Technical documentation on how to install Apache Hop ETL tool on Window.

1. Apache Hop
2. Java runtime environment
3. Windows
4. Admin rights

Details and screenshots in attached PDF.

Download, Install and Run Apache Hop:

1. Download most recent Java Virtual Machine! Go to: https://adoptium.net/temurin/releases/? version=23&os=windows&arch=x64&package=jre
2. Click on the “msi” icon and download the file
3. Double click on the .msi file to install the Java Virtual Machine
4. To confirm, go to Start > Type: “powershell” [without the quotes] > Hit “Enter” key > at the prompt, type “java -version” [without the quotes] > Hit “Enter” key
5. Using File Explorer, create a folder called “Temp” in the “C:\” drive
6. Go to Apache Hop download page: https://hop.apache.org/download/
7. Click on “apache-hop-client.2.12.0.zip” to download the ZIP file
8. Copy “apache-hop-client.2.12.0.zip” to c:\temp
9. Right click on “apache-hop-client.2.12.0.zip”, left click on “Extract All”
10. Click on “Extract”
11. Go to blank space on your your Desktop
12. Right click > New > Shortcut > look for “Type the location of the item”
13. In the “Type the location of the item” field, copy and paste this command:
14. C:\temp\apache-hop-client-2.12.0\hop\hopgui.bat
15. Then click “Next”
16. In the “Type a name for this shortcut” field, type in: Apache Hop
17. Then click “Finish”
18. Now there should be an icon on your Desktop that says “Apache Hop”
19. Double click on the “Apache Hop” icon
20. You should see a Powershell window open up that says “Starting Hop” at the bottom
21. Wait about 30 to 45 seconds for the main Hop window to open up