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url: /howto/installing-teamscale.md
description: >-
  This guide shows you how to download and install Teamscale on Linux or
  Windows.
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# Installing the Teamscale Server

This guide will show you how to install Teamscale.

:::tip Detailed Guides
This guide only describes the basics needed to get Teamscale up and running.
For detailed information on the setup process, please refer to [Server Administration](../../reference/administration-ts-installation/index.md).
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## Teamscale Cloud Instance

If you are interested in our Cloud offering, please request your free trial instance on [our website](https://teamscale.com/try).
You can then skip the rest of this article and continue with the steps on [Getting Started](../../getting-started/).

## On-Premise Instance

### Getting Your Evaluation License

To use Teamscale, you will need a valid license file (`teamscale.license`).
If you don't have one yet, you can get a [free evaluation license](https://teamscale.com/try).

:::tip Free for Academic Users
Academic users, including students and research groups, can get a free permanent license for Teamscale.
Please contact <sales@teamscale.com> for details.
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### Installing Teamscale

Follow one of our guides to install Teamscale

* As [Zip distribution](./installing-as-zip-distribution/) (recommended for evaluation purposes only)
* As [Docker container](./installing-with-docker/)
* As [Linux](./installing-as-linux-service/) or [Windows](./installing-as-windows-service/) Service
* On [AWS](./installing-on-aws/)

### Logging In

Go to the Teamscale root URL in your browser and enter the default admin credentials:

* **User:** `admin`
* **Password:** `admin`

:::warning Change Default Password
For security reasons, change your password before making your Teamscale instance available to others.
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