How to Install and Secure a Perforce P4 (Helix Core) Server on Windows

Perforce

Sep 24, 2025

Get a step-by-step walkthrough for installing and setting up your own P4 (Helix Core) 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.

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

00:03 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