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+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"
+
+---------------------------------------------------
+5. Windows
+1. send command ".\.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1"
+
+5. Linux
+1. send command "source .venv/bin/activate"
+
+--------------------------------------------------
+your commandline should have (.venv) infront of it now
+
+5. send command "pip install -r requirements.txt"
+6. send command "python hydrus_client.py"
+---------------------------------------------------
+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"
+
+--------------------------------------------
+edit the below and place in your config.conf
+
+<figure>
+  <figcaption>config.conf</figcaption>
+  <pre><code class="language-powershell">[store=hydrusnetwork]
+NAME="shortnamenospacesorsymbols"
+API="apiaccesskeygoeshere"
+URL="apibaseurlgoeshere"
+</code></pre>
+</figure>