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title: ASE installation
description: This section summarizes the key processes involved in API Enforcer Enforcer (ASE) installation.
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  after-installation: After Installation
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# ASE installation

This section summarizes the key processes involved in API Enforcer Enforcer (ASE) installation.

A new ASE installation involves the following steps:

1. [Understanding and determining ASE deployment modes](pingintelligence_ase_deployment_modes.html).

2. Provisioning the host system based on the number of APIs and the expected queries per second (QPS).

   For information on sizing, contact the Ping Identity support team.

3. [Reviewing port requirements](pingintelligence_ase_ports.html).

4. [Installing ASE](pingintelligence_install_ase.html).

5. [Copying ASE license](pingintelligence_manage_ase_license.html).

6. [Changing default settings](pingintelligence_ase_changing_default_settings.html).

7. [Obfuscating keys and passwords](pingintelligence_obfuscating_ase.html).

8. [Tuning host system for high performance](../pingintelligence_reference_guide/pingintelligence_tuning_host_system.html).

9. [Starting ASE](pingintelligence_starting_stopping_ase.html).

10. [Configuring SSL for client-side connection or external APIs](pingintelligence_configure_ssl_client_side_connection.html)

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|   | ASE cluster setup facilitates high availability and increases both performance and overall system throughput. It is recommended to set up a cluster of ASE nodes for production environments. For more information on setting up an ASE cluster, see [Setting up an ASE cluster (optional)](pingintelligence_setting_up_ase_cluster.html) and [Administering an ASE cluster](../pingintelligence_reference_guide/pingintelligence_administering_ase_cluster.html). |

## After Installation

After installing ASE, proceed with the following tasks:

* Configuring ASE: ASE system-level configuration entails modifying parameters in the `ase.conf` file located in the `config` directory. For more information, see [Sideband ASE configuration](../pingintelligence_reference_guide/pingintelligence_sideband_ase_configuration.html) or [Inline ASE configuration](../pingintelligence_reference_guide/pingintelligence_inline_ase_configuration.html)

* Configuring deployment method: PingIntelligence supports on-premise deployment. For more information, see [Configure deployment method](../pingintelligence_reference_guide/pingintelligence_ase_to_abs_conntectivity.html).