On Windows and Linux, use the eXist-db start menu item or desktop icon for launching eXist-db. On Mac OS, double-click the eXist-db.app icon inside the folder in which eXist-db is installed.
You can also launch eXist-db by double-clicking on start.jar or
by calling "java -jar start.jar"
on a command line.
Launching eXist-db in one of these ways will display a splash screen while starting up the database. After startup, you will find an eXist-db icon in your system tray/menu bar. Click (Windows and Mac OS) or right-click (Linux) on the icon to get a popup menu with further options.