Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Get a step-by-step walkthrough for installing and setting up your own P4 server on a Windows machine. This in-depth guide covers everything from downloading the installer and configuring your server to creating users, setting up backups, and enabling secure SSL connections.
Led by Jase Lindgren, Senior P4 User Advocate and Solution Engineer at Perforce Software, this video offers a clear starting point to help you get your P4 server up and running.
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Ready to get started?
• Download P4 Free and follow along: https://ter.li/vcfr06
• If you’re newer to networking and security and would rather run your server in the cloud, consider subscribing to P4 Cloud to get started: https://ter.li/zmutht
Prefer to follow along in the docs?
• Here’s the guide for how to deploy your server on Windows: https://ter.li/k95fn7
• And check out our P4 Admin Guide here for more resources: https://ter.li/4eeeih
0:00 Intro
00:44 Download the Installer
01:39 Troubleshooting for P4V Users
03:13 Running the P4D Server Installer
06:33 Checking the Installation
09:44 Download and Install P4V and P4Admin
11:55 Creating Your First User
13:27 Configuring Permissions in P4Admin
15:51 Creating a Stream Depot
17:15 Setting a Server ID
20:25 Securing and Configuring the Server
26:21 Backups
32:30 Next Steps
33:01 Network Security Overview
39:33 Creating SSL Encryption
48:14 Windows Firewall
Get a step-by-step walkthrough for installing and setting up your own P4 server on a Windows machine. This in-depth guide covers everything from downloading the installer and configuring your server to creating users, setting up backups, and enabling secure SSL connections.
Led by Jase Lindgren, Senior P4 User Advocate and Solution Engineer at Perforce Software, this video offers a clear starting point to help you get your P4 server up and running.
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Ready to get started?
• Download P4 Free and follow along: https://ter.li/vcfr06
• If you’re newer to networking and security and would rather run your server in the cloud, consider subscribing to P4 Cloud to get started: https://ter.li/zmutht
Prefer to follow along in the docs?
• Here’s the guide for how to deploy your server on Windows: https://ter.li/k95fn7
• And check out our P4 Admin Guide here for more resources: https://ter.li/4eeeih
0:00 Intro
00:44 Download the Installer
01:39 Troubleshooting for P4V Users
03:13 Running the P4D Server Installer
06:33 Checking the Installation
09:44 Download and Install P4V and P4Admin
11:55 Creating Your First User
13:27 Configuring Permissions in P4Admin
15:51 Creating a Stream Depot
17:15 Setting a Server ID
20:25 Securing and Configuring the Server
26:21 Backups
32:30 Next Steps
33:01 Network Security Overview
39:33 Creating SSL Encryption
48:14 Windows Firewall
