# \[AIAB-00] Install Akamas-in-a-box

In this guide, you will install an Akamas-in-a-box, which is a full-functional Akamas instance as a Virtual Machine (VM), running on your workstation or in the cloud.

#### **What you will learn** <a href="#user-content-what-you-will-learn" id="user-content-what-you-will-learn"></a>

* How to install an Akamas instance on a VM
* How to execute some basic Akamas commands

#### **What you will need** <a href="#user-content-what-you-will-need" id="user-content-what-you-will-need"></a>

The minimum requirements to get Akamas running are:

* 2 CPUs
* 8 GB of RAM
* 30 GB of disk space
* an Akamas license.

These requirements refer to the VM that hosts Akamas. If you are creating it on your desktop or laptop it should have at least 4 Cores and 12GB of RAM to effectively run the Akamas VM.

To get started, you only need the following:

* A workstation to install Akamas
* An Akamas license

Notice: an Akamas license should have been sent to you as part of the free trial welcome kit. If that's not the case, please send a request to <info@akamas.io>


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