How to do it...

We will review the commands and actions required to start the Burp Suite product:

  1. Start Burp in Windows, after running the installer from the downloaded .exe file, by double-clicking the icon on desktop or select it from the programs listing:

When using the plain JAR file, the executable java is followed by the option of –jar, followed by the name of the download JAR file.

  1. Start Burp at the command line (minimal) with the plain JAR file (Java must be installed first):

If you prefer more control over the heap size settings ...

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