[00:00] Installing Ignition on a Windows operating system is pretty straightforward. The first step is to download the installer file from the Downloads page of the inductiveautomation.com website, and then run that file. I already have the downloaded installer executable here. We can double click on it to run the file, and the installer process will begin. In the Ignition installer, clicking the next button allows us to walk through the installation process. This section allows us to specify an installation directory as well as a Gateway service name. I'm gonna leave these settings at their defaults and then click Next. We can then choose if we want to do a typical installation or a custom installation. A custom installation is gonna allow us to choose which modules we want to install, while a typical installation will install a standard set of the most common modules. The modules you install could be subject to licensing or additional constraints, so if you're planning on installing Ignition Edge or Maker editions, you'll wanna avoid installing modules that aren't supported.

[01:07] Once you begin using Ignition. If you find you'd like to add or remove modules later, you always have the flexibility to make those changes. Let's stick with the typical option and then click next. We've made all our selections, so we're ready to begin the installation. I'll click the install button, and we'll get the process started. It usually takes less than three minutes. Now that the installer is finished running, we're ready to start the Ignition service. I'll click on the finish button and start Ignition. When you install Ignition for the first time, your web browser will open up to the welcome page where we can begin the commissioning process. Commissioning allows us to set up our Gateway for the first time, including designating which edition we'd like to use, and setting up ports and login info for our Gateway. There are several editions to choose from -- the Standard Ignition platform, Ignition Maker edition, or Ignition Edge.

[02:02] I'll go ahead and select Standard Ignition. Next, we have the end user license agreement. Once you've read through the agreement, you can accept the terms and conditions and click the next button to proceed. This page allows us to create our first user account so we can gain initial access to the Gateway webpage and designer. I'll set my username to Ignition and provide a strong password, since these credentials will be used for access to the Gateway's most sensitive areas. The password strength meter confirms I've typed in a strong password, so I'll click Next to continue. This last page allows us to configure the ports for our Ignition Gateway. We automatically get a series of default ports supplied here, but we could change 'em if we wanted to. We don't need to make any changes though, so let's click on the finish setup button. Now we're ready to click the Start Gateway button. Just a quick note here, while the Ignition service is starting up, the user profile and port settings we've configured can always be changed at a later time.

[03:04] In other lessons, we'll take a look at how we can make those changes. When Ignition opens, we'll see the Gateway homepage and an invitation to either enable the quick start sample or start from scratch. I'll select start from scratch, since we'll want a clean slate to work with in the lessons to come. Now we're ready to log in with our new credentials, start setting up connections in our Gateway, and open up our designer to start building our application.