# Getting Started

- [Introduction](/1-7-2/getting-started/getting-started.md)
- [Installing Connectware](/1-7-2/getting-started/installing-connectware.md): Learn how to install Cybus Connectware directly onto a Linux system.
- [System Requirements](/1-7-2/getting-started/installing-connectware/system-requirements.md): The hardware, software, and virtual host requirements for the successful installation and operation of Connectware.
- [Acquiring your License Key](/1-7-2/getting-started/installing-connectware/acquiring-your-license-key.md): You need a valid license key to install Connectware.
- [Installing Connectware on Docker](/1-7-2/getting-started/installing-connectware/installing-connectware-on-docker.md)
- [Installing Connectware on Kubernetes](/1-7-2/getting-started/installing-connectware/installing-connectware-on-kubernetes.md)
- [Connectware Admin UI](/1-7-2/getting-started/connectware-admin-ui.md)
- [Basic Components of Connectware](/1-7-2/getting-started/basic-components-of-connectware.md)
- [Connecting your First Machine](/1-7-2/getting-started/connect-your-first-machine.md): In this sample setup, we simulate a machine connecting to Connectware via the OPC UA protocol. The demo instance includes a simulated machine that generates sample data.
- [Your First Service Commissioning File](/1-7-2/getting-started/connect-your-first-machine/your-first-service-commissioning-file.md): This service commissioning file allows you to simulate a machine connecting to Connectware via the OPC UA protocol.