# \[AIAB-00] Install Akamas

At this point, you should have your VM up and running.

To get Akamas installed, you just need to first download the installation script:

```bash
curl -o akamas-in-a-box.sh get.akamas.io
```

and then run it:

```bash
sudo bash akamas-in-a-box.sh install
```

Please take into account that this installation procedure may take a while as it has to first download the entire Akamas software and then boot all Akamas services. Depending on how fast your internet connection is, please plan for 30 to 60 minutes to complete this step.

Please make sure to reply Yes to all requests related to whether to get AWS CLI and Docker packages installed. And of course please say yes also to Akamas' license agreement.

Once the installation process is completed, you can verify if the installation has been successful. Please take into account that right after the installation, Akamas services are automatically started for the first time and that this may require a few more minutes.

You can verify if Akamas services are up and running by executing the following command or by accessing directly the UI (see next section):

```bash
akamas status
```

### Verify the UI <a href="#user-content-verify-the-ui" id="user-content-verify-the-ui"></a>

Once Akamas services are up and running, you can access the Akamas UI.

You can retrieve the IP address of your Akamas instance from the dashboard of your cloud service provider or, if you are running on Multipass on your workstation, by executing the following command from the host machine:

```bash
multipass list
```

Now you can open your browser and type this IP address to access the Akamas login page:

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Notice: If you get a message "Waiting for Akamas services" or "Loading Akamas (90%)", then this means that some Akamas services are still starting. You can always check the status of Akamas services by running the following command:

`akamas status -d`

At this point, you are almost done: you just need to install the Akamas license

### Install the license

To install the Akamas license, you need to upload the license file which contains your license key on your Akamas instance. For example, you can leverage Multipass to transfer the license file by running the following command from the host system:

```bash
multipass transfer license.ak akamas:license.ak
```

Alternatively, you can put the license key into a file using your favorite text editor. Also in this case we assume the license file to be named `license.ak`.

Once you have the license file on your VM, you can install the license you have been provided by running the following commands from inside the Akamas shell (the path to the license file may be also specified) and finally log into Akamas using your credentials (that you received from Akamas support).

```bash
akamas install license license.ak
```

Congratulations, your Akamas instance is now fully installed and ready to be used!


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