Getting started on Windows

Install Ruby

1. Visit http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads/
2. Download an appropriate installer

• The Nexpose gem requires at least Ruby 1.9.3
• The Nexpose gem is known to work on Ruby 2.0.0
• 64-bit is required for scripts that use large data sets

3. Install Ruby with the downloaded installer

• Be sure to check the box to add Ruby to the path. This will make it easier to execute Ruby scripts.

Install the Nexpose gem

1. Open a command prompt or PowerShell prompt
2. Enter the following command: gem install nexpose --no-ri --no-rdoc

• The no-ri and no-rdoc options reduce download size for the Rex dependencies

3. Check the Nexpose gem version installed: gem list | findstr nexpose