Installing IBM Cloud Private Cloud Foundry

Complete the following steps to download and install IBM® Cloud Private Cloud Foundry.

Installation requires approximately 2 - 3 hours. This installation time does not include the time that it takes to download the installation files.

Download the full installation file from Passport Advantage (14 GB).
You might need to install IBM® Cloud Private Cloud Foundry in a data center that does not have an Internet connection. In this situation, copy the installation file to a server that has access to the Docker Community Edition (CE) and VMware environments.
If Docker CE is not already installed, install Docker CE. For more information, see Install Docker .
Create an installation directory.
Extract the full installation file into the installation directory.
Change to the installation directory.
Run the following command to import Docker images from the installation directory.
```
import_images.sh
```
Create a directory to store the installation configuration. You must allocate a minimum of 35 GB of space to this directory, but you might need up to 100 GB of space. Run the following command to create the installation configuration directory:
```
mkdir -p /home/user/data
```
Run the installation script. In the following example, /home/user/data is the installation configuration directory.
```
./launch.sh -n IBMCloudPrivate -c /home/user/data -e LICENSE=accept
```
You can find a template file for your IaaS infrastructure in the following location: /<installation_configuration_directory>/extensions/embedded/cfp-bosh-templates/uiconfig_<environment_type>_template.yml. The <environment_type> variable depends on your IaaS infrastructure. Copy this file to your installation directory and modify it. Replace the default and sample values with the actual values for your particular environment.
- For parameters that are common to vSphere, OpenStack, and AWS see Common parameters.
- For parameters that are specific to vSphere, see vSphere parameters.
- For parameters that are specific to OpenStack, see OpenStack parameters.
- For parameters that are specific to AWS, see AWS parameters.
Configure DNS. For more information about DNS, see Configure Domain Name Service resolution IBM® Cloud Private Cloud Foundry.
(Optional) Prepare to use an external database. See Configuring the Director service to use a different database.
Use one of the following methods to start your deployment.

Command line interface (CLI)

Run the following command to start your deployment and display the logs:
```
  ./launch_deployment.sh -c your-uiconfig.yml
```
If you use the CLI to start a deployment, you can still use the user interface to monitor the deployment.

User interface

For more information about using the user interface to install IBM Cloud Private Cloud Foundry, see Installing IBM Cloud Private Cloud Foundry with the user interface.