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# Installing
## 1. Installing the Matrix services
If you've [configured your DNS](configuring-dns.md) and have [configured the playbook](configuring-playbook.md), you can start the installation procedure.
Run this as-is to set up a server:
Run this command to install the Matrix services:
```bash
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all
```
**Note**: if you don't use SSH keys for authentication, but rather a regular password, you may need to add `--ask-pass` to the above (and all other) Ansible commands.
The above command **doesn't start any services just yet** (another step does this later - below). Feel free to **re-run this setup command any time** you think something is off with the server configuration.
**Note**: if you **do** use SSH keys for authentication, **and** use a non-root user to *become* root (sudo), you may need to add `-K` (`--ask-become-pass`) to the above (and all other) Ansible commands.
The above command **doesn't start any services just yet** (another step does this later - below).
Feel free to **re-run this setup command any time** you think something is off with the server configuration.
**Notes**:
- if you **don't** use SSH keys for authentication, but rather a regular password, you may need to add `--ask-pass` to the above (and all other) Ansible commands.
- if you **do** use SSH keys for authentication, **and** use a non-root user to *become* root (sudo), you may need to add `-K` (`--ask-become-pass`) to the above (and all other) Ansible commands.
## Things you might want to do after installing
## 2. Things you might want to do after installing
After installing, but before starting the services, you may want to do additional things like:
**Before starting the services**, you may want to do additional things like:
- [Importing an existing SQLite database (from another Synapse installation)](importing-synapse-sqlite.md) (optional)
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- [Importing `media_store` data files from an existing Synapse installation](importing-synapse-media-store.md) (optional)
## Starting the services
## 3. Starting the services
When you're ready to start the Matrix services (and set them up to auto-start in the future):
When you're ready to start the Matrix services (and set them up to auto-start in the future), run this command:
```bash
ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=start
```
Now that services are running, you need to **finalize the installation process** (required for federation to work!) by [Configuring Service Discovery via .well-known](configuring-well-known.md)
## 4. Finalize the installation
Now that services are running, you need to **finalize the installation process** (required for federation to work!) by [Configuring Service Discovery via .well-known](configuring-well-known.md).
## Things to do next
## 5. Things to do next
If you have started services and **finalized the installation process** (required for federation to work!) by [Configuring Service Discovery via .well-known](configuring-well-known.md), you can:
After you have started the services and **finalized the installation process** (required for federation to work!) by [Configuring Service Discovery via .well-known](configuring-well-known.md), you can:
- [check if services work](maintenance-checking-services.md)
- or [create your first Matrix user account](registering-users.md)