---
title: Setup the PoC environment
description: To start the Docker containers and setup, enter the following command on the host Ubuntu machine:
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.1
page_id: pingintelligence:pingintelligence_poc:pingintelligence_setup_docker_environment
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.1/pingintelligence_poc/pingintelligence_setup_docker_environment.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
---

# Setup the PoC environment

To start the Docker containers and setup, enter the following command on the host Ubuntu machine:

`/opt/pingidentity/docker-poc$sudo ./bin/start.sh setup`

```
sudo ./bin/start.sh setup
Tue Dec 28 02:03:14 MST 2021 : Starting setup scripts
ASE is running in inline mode and POC mode is set to true
Training period configured: 1 hour(s)
Creating network pingidentity_net
Creating service pingidentity_mongo
Creating service pingidentity_dashboard
Creating service pingidentity_kafka
Creating service pingidentity_server
Creating service pingidentity_ase
Creating service pingidentity_abs
Creating service pingidentity_client
Creating service pingidentity_apipublish
Creating service pingidentity_zookeeper
Tue Dec 28 02:04:47 MST 2021 : Setup successful
```

**Verify ASE and ABS startup**

Wait for a minute after the successful completion of the set up and enter the following command to verify that ASE and ABS have started:

```
#sudo docker service logs pingidentity_ase | grep 'API Security Enforcer started'
#sudo docker service logs pingidentity_abs | grep 'ABS started'
```

If a wrong license is installed, the following error is displayed:

```
Fri Jun 18 06:32:27 UTC 2021 : Starting setup scripts
License not found. Please place PingIntelligence.lic file at  /<pi-inistallpath>/pingidentity/docker-poc/license/  location
```

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|   | If PingIntelligence for APIs Dashboard is configured with `SSO` mode, then update the content of `cert/webgui-sso-oidc-provider.crt` with the PingFederate public certificate. |