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# Install Akamas dependencies

This page will guide you through the installation of software components that are required to get the Akamas Server installed on a machine. Please read the [Akamas dependencies](/akamas-docs/3.6/installing/docker/prerequisites/software-requirements.md) for a detailed list of these software components for each specific OS.

While some links to official documentation and installation resources are provided here, please make sure to refer to your internal system engineering department to ensure that your company deployment processes and best practices are correctly matched.

## Dependencies Setup <a href="#dependenciessetup-setup" id="dependenciessetup-setup"></a>

As a preliminary step before installing any dependency, it is strongly suggested to create a user named *akamas* on your machine hosting Akamas Server.

### Docker <a href="#dependenciessetup-setup" id="dependenciessetup-setup"></a>

Follow the reference documentation to install docker on your system.

Docker installation guide: <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install>

Docker compose is already installed since Docker 23+. To install it on previous versions of Docker follow this installation guide: <https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/>

AWS CLI v2: <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide>

{% hint style="info" %}
To run docker with a non-root user, such as the `akamas` user, you should add it to the docker group. You can follow the guide at: <https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/linux-postinstall/>
{% endhint %}

## Verify dependencies <a href="#dependenciessetup-verifydependencies" id="dependenciessetup-verifydependencies"></a>

As a quick check to verify that all dependencies have been correctly installed, you can run the following commands

* Docker:

  ```bash
  docker run hello-world
  ```

{% hint style="info" %}
For offline installations, you can check docker with `docker ps` command
{% endhint %}

* Docker compose :

  ```bash
  docker compose --version
  ```

{% hint style="warning" %}
Docker versions older than 23 must use`docker-compose` command instead of `docker compose`
{% endhint %}

* AWS CLI:

  ```bash
  aws --version
  ```


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