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title: Passive install
description: Set up PingAM with minimal user intervention using either file-based configuration or the configurator command-line utility
component: pingam
version: 8
page_id: pingam:installation:passive-install
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8.1/installation/passive-install.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: 2026-06-01T14:34:20Z
keywords: ["Install", "Silent install", "Non-interactive install"]
page_aliases: ["install-guide:passive-install.adoc"]
superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingam/8.1/installation/passive-install.html
---

# Passive install

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

There are two 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 with the configurator](passive-install-configurator.html)

Set up AM with the configurator command-line utility.

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).