# Install the license

Logging into Akamas requires a valid Akamas license.

To install a license get in touch with Akamas Customer Service to receive:

* the Akamas license file
* your "customer name" to configure in the variable `AKAMAS_CUSTOMER` for Docker installations or `akamasCustomer` for Kubernetes installations
* the URL to configure in the `AKAMAS_BASE_URL` variable for Docker installations
* login credentials

Once you have this information, you can issue the following commands:

```bash
cd <your bundle files location>

akamas install license <license file you have been provided>

akamas login
# prompt for user and password
```

{% hint style="info" %}
To get the administrator's initial password for Kubernetes installations, run the following command:

```bash
kubectl get secret -n <NAMESPACE> akamas-admin-credentials -o go-template='{{.data.password | base64decode}}'
```

{% endhint %}