---
title: Start and stop PingGateway
description: Start and stop PingGateway using default settings, configuration directories, and the stop script for Linux and Windows.
component: pinggateway
version: 2024.11
page_id: pinggateway:getting-started:start-stop
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pinggateway/2026/getting-started/start-stop.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pinggateway/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: 2026-06-02T09:47:34Z
superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pinggateway/2026/getting-started/start-stop.html
section_ids:
  starting-default: Start PingGateway with default settings
  stopping: Stop PingGateway
---

# Start and stop PingGateway

## Start PingGateway with default settings

Use the following step to start the instance of PingGateway, specifying the configuration directory where PingGateway looks for configuration files.

1. Start PingGateway:

   * Linux

   * Windows

   ```bash
   $ /path/to/identity-gateway-2024.11.3/bin/start.sh

   ...
   ... started in 1234ms on ports : [8080]
   ```

   ```windows
   C:\path\to\identity-gateway-2024.11.3\bin\start.bat
   ```

   By default, PingGateway configuration files are located under `$HOME/.openig` (on Windows `%appdata%\OpenIG`). For information about how to use a different location, refer to [Configuration location](../configure/configure.html#configuration-location).

2. Check that PingGateway is running in one of the following ways:

   * Ping PingGateway at `http://ig.example.com:8080/openig/ping` and make sure an `HTTP 200` is returned.

   * Display the product version and build information at `http://ig.example.com:8080/openig/api/info`.

## Stop PingGateway

Use the `stop.sh` script to stop an instance of PingGateway, specifying the instance directory as an argument. If the instance directory isn't specified, PingGateway uses the default instance directory:

* Linux

* Windows

```bash
$ /path/to/identity-gateway-2024.11.3/bin/stop.sh $HOME/.openig
```

```windows
C:\path\to\identity-gateway-2024.11.3\bin\stop.bat %appdata%\OpenIG
```