Guide to Camunda Platform 7 Community Edition

Guide to Camunda Platform 7 Community Edition:

Camunda is composed of two main parts: the Process Engine (the Java brain that executes the process) and the Web Applications (the user interfaces for modeling, managing, and working on tasks).

Step 1: Install Prerequisites


  • Java Development Kit (JDK): Camunda 7 is built on Java. Make sure JAVA 21 is installed
  • Integrated Development Environment (IDE): A Java-friendly IDE like IntelliJ IDEA or Eclipse (with Maven/Gradle support) is highly recommended. 
  • Camunda Modeler: This is a separate desktop application used to visually design your BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation) workflows and DMN (Decision Model and Notation) decision tables. 
  • Maven

Download: Search for and download the Camunda Modeler desktop application from the official Camunda website.

Step 2: Set Up the Project (Use the Camunda Initializr)

Camunda provides its own version of the Initializr tool, which is pre-configured with the Camunda 7 dependencies. This is the recommended method for beginners.

  1. Navigate to the Camunda 7 Initializr website (search for it or look up the official documentation link).

  2. Fill out your project metadata and select the Camunda modules you need (the starter, the webapps, etc.).

  3. Click Generate to download the pre-configured project.



Remember the username and password provided, which we will use during application login.

Step 3: Model Your First Process (BPMN)

Your first process will be a simple "Hello World" of process automation.

  1. Open Camunda Modeler: Extract the Camunda modeler zip file and click on Camunda modeler application file to launch





Step 4: Install Maven


Go to https://maven.apache.org/download.cgi and download the zip file



Set the environment variable in your system for bin folder

Step 5: Start application


Extract the zip file we downloaded in STEP 2 and open the folder in Intellij and run mvn clean install


We should able to see build success message


Run the application, Note: If JDK is not set for this project set the JDK Version installed.


We can see that application started on local host 8080


We can access the application like below


provide the admin username and password we provided during the step 2 and login




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