1. open shell prompt to a good spot for hydrusnetwork i.e. C:\hydrusnetwork
2. send command "git clone https://github.com/hydrusnetwork/hydrus"
3. send command "cd hydrus"
4. send command "python -m venv .venv"

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5. Windows
1. send command ".\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1"

5. Linux
1. send command "source .venv/bin/activate"

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your commandline should have (.venv) infront of it now

5. send command "pip install -r requirements.txt"
6. send command "python hydrus_client.py"
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the gui application should be opened now
7.in the top menu click on services > manage services > double-click "client api"
8.check the boxes
X run the client api?
X allow non-local connections
X supports CORS headers
click apply

9.click on services > review services > click on "client api"
10. click "Add" > manually > change "new api permissions" to "medios"
11. click apply > click "copy api access key", click "open client api base url"

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edit the below and place in your config.conf

[store=hydrusnetwork]
NAME="shortnamenospacesorsymbols"
API="apiaccesskeygoeshere"
URL="apibaseurlgoeshere"