# Install the license

Running Akamas' studies requires a valid 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>
```

{% 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 %}


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.akamas.io/akamas-docs/installing/install-the-akamas-license.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.