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+# Installation on Ubuntu 16.04
+
+Installation for other distros may be slightly different. This assumes nodejs 8 and npm are already installed. All of this is done in the lamassu-server directory.
+
+## Packages
+
+```
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install postgresql postgresql-contrib postgresql-server-dev-9.5 libpq-dev git
+```
+
+## Set up PostgreSQL
+
+```
+sudo -u postgres createdb lamassu
+sudo -u postgres psql postgres
+```
+
+In ``psql``, run the following and set password to ``postgres123``:
+
+```
+\password postgres
+ctrl-d
+```
+
+## Install node modules
+Ignore any warnings.
+
+```
+npm install
+```
+
+## Generate certificates
+
+```
+bash bin/cert-gen.sh
+```
+
+Note: This will create a ``.lamassu`` directory in your home directory.
+
+## Set up database
+
+Important: lamassu-migrate currently gripes about a QueryResultError. Ignore this, it works anyway. Also, ignore Debug lines from lamassu-apply-defaults.
+
+```
+node bin/lamassu-migrate
+node bin/lamassu-apply-defaults
+```
+
+## Register admin user
+
+You'll use this generated URL in the brower in moment.
+
+```
+node bin/lamassu-register admin
+```
+
+## Run lamassu-admin-server
+
+In first terminal window:
+
+```
+node bin/lamassu-admin-server --dev
+```
+
+## Complete configuration
+
+Paste the URL from lamassu-register exactly as output, into a browser (chrome or firefox).
+
+**Important**: the host must be localhost. Tell your browser to trust the certificate even though it's not signed by a CA.
+
+Go to all the required, unconfigured red fields and choose some values. Choose mock services whenever available.
+
+## Run lamassu-server
+
+In second terminal window:
+
+```
+node bin/lamassu-server --mockSms
+```
+
+## Add a lamassu-machine
+
+Click on ``+ Add Machine`` in the sidebar. Type in a name for your machine and click **Pair**. Open up development tools to show the JavaScript console and copy the totem. You will use this to run lamassu-machine. This pairing totem expires after an hour.
+
+Now continue with lamassu-machine instructions from the ``INSTALL.md`` file in lamassu-machine.