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title: Passive install
description: Passive installation, also called non-interactive or silent installation, lets you set up AM with minimal user intervention.
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# Passive install

Passive installation, also called non-interactive or silent installation, lets you set up AM with minimal user intervention.

There are three methods of installing AM passively:

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#### [Passive install with FBC](passive-install-fbc.html)

Set up AM to read its configuration from JSON files.

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#### [Passive install over REST](passive-install-rest.html)

Configure AM using the REST API.

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#### [Passive install using Amster](passive-install-amster.html)

Configure AM with Amster.

File-based configuration (FBC) is best-suited to a DevOps-style deployment, with the associated tools and practices of that approach.

Learn more in [Deployment configuration locations](../deployment-planning/deploy-configuration-types.html).