.. include:: vars.rst

.. _section-installation:

Installation
************

|CDS| comes pre-installed as part of *RTI Connext Professional Edition*. If you 
have a different edition of *RTI Connext* you can still install it separately.

Contact support@rti.com for information on how to obtain a |CDS| package for 
your platform. There are two ways to install |CDS|: using *RTI Launcher* or the
``rtipkginstall`` command-line utility.

.. note::
    
   |CDS| is supported only in *Connext* version 5.3.0 and higher.


Installing |project| from RTI Launcher
======================================

To install |CDS| from *RTI Launcher*:

1. Start *RTI Launcher* from the Start menu or from the command line,
   by running: ``<NDDSHOME>/bin/rtilauncher``.
2. From the Utilities tab, click on *RTI Package Installer*.
3. Use the **+** sign to add the ``.rtipkg`` file that you want to install.
4. Click **Install**.

Installing |project| Using Command-Line
=====================================================

To install Cloud Discovery Service using the command-line, run:

.. code-block:: bash

   $NDDSHOME/bin/rtipkginstall \
      /path/to/cloud/discovery/service/rtipkgfile.rtipkg