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title: Install DS for AM configuration
description: Before proceeding, install the server files. For details, see Unpack files.
component: pingds
version: 7.2
page_id: pingds:install-guide:profile-am-config
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/install-guide/profile-am-config.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: 2022-04-15T14:30:27Z
superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/install-guide/profile-am-config.html
---

# Install DS for AM configuration

1. Before proceeding, install the server files.\
   For details, see [Unpack files](install-files.html).

2. Run the `setup` command with the `--profile am-config` option:

   ```bash
   $ /path/to/opendj/setup \
    --deploymentId $DEPLOYMENT_ID \
    --deploymentIdPassword password \
    --rootUserDN uid=admin \
    --rootUserPassword str0ngAdm1nPa55word \
    --monitorUserPassword str0ngMon1torPa55word \
    --hostname ds.example.com \
    --adminConnectorPort 4444 \
    --ldapPort 1389 \
    --enableStartTls \
    --ldapsPort 1636 \
    --httpsPort 8443 \
    --replicationPort 8989 \
    --bootstrapReplicationServer rs1.example.com:8989 \
    --bootstrapReplicationServer rs2.example.com:8989 \
    --profile am-config \
    --set am-config/amConfigAdminPassword:5up35tr0ng \
    --acceptLicense
   ```

   * The deployment ID for installing the server is stored in the environment variable `DEPLOYMENT_ID`. Install all servers in the same deployment with the same deployment ID and deployment ID password. For details, read [Deployment IDs](../security-guide/pki.html#about-deployment-ids).

   * The service account to use in AM when connecting to DS has:

     * Bind DN: `uid=am-config,ou=admins,ou=am-config`.

     * Password: The password you set with `am-config/amConfigAdminPassword`.

   * The base DN for AM configuration data is `ou=am-config`.

   * AM does not require change number indexing, which involves resource-intensive processing. If AM is the only application using this data, disable change number indexing. For details, see [Disable change number indexing](../config-guide/changelog.html#ecl-configure-changenumber-indexer).

   For the full list of profiles and parameters, see [Default setup profiles](setup-profiles.html#default-setup-profiles).

3. Finish configuring the server *before you start it*.

   For a list of optional steps at this stage, see [Install DS for custom cases](custom-replica.html).

4. Start the server:

   ```bash
   $ /path/to/opendj/bin/start-ds
   ```