# Unable to start on-premise demo server per "Getting Started" instructions **URL:** https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-start-on-premise-demo-server-per-getting-started-instructions/1414 **Category:** General Discussions **Created:** [January 8, 2020, 9:31pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-start-on-premise-demo-server-per-getting-started-instructions/1414 "2020-01-08T21:31:07Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 15
### Author: ![Kris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kris](https://hub.mender.io/u/Kris) #### Post date: [January 22, 2020, 5:09pm UTC](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-start-on-premise-demo-server-per-getting-started-instructions/1414/15 "2020-01-22T17:09:27Z")
@0lmi Great! Do you have any comments on what that incorrect configuration might be? As noted in my initial post here, a coworker was able to run through the demo steps some months ago. I pinged them and found the VM was run via ESXi while I’ve got a VirtualBox setup here as that is likely what our customer will be using. I also linked to instructions using an Ubuntu guest on a Win10 host via VirtualBox that worked but did not really highlight much of the configuration. As I said, I _am_ using Win 7 host and I’m not sure if that impacts anything. I’ve also tried the different networking modes as listed. I’ve also tested in VMWare Player with the same failures as above. Additionally, the guest OS installations are fresh, with Docker and Mender being the first thing installed. Thanks for any further insight you may be able to provide! --- _[View the full topic](https://hub.mender.io/t/unable-to-start-on-premise-demo-server-per-getting-started-instructions/1414)._