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'''Each time you want to run Cumulus:'''
===Each time you want to run Cumulus:===
#First start the engine in one of the following 3 ways  (there are some optional parameters that can be used with the .exe call as mentioned below):
#First '''start the engine''' in one of the following 3 ways  (there are some optional parameters that can be used with the .exe call as mentioned below):
#*Open the folder where you installed MX and click on the CumulusMX.exe to run it.  
#*Open the folder where you installed MX and click on the CumulusMX.exe to run it.  
#* OR create a shortcut on your desktop (and/or the taskbar) for that executable and click the shortcut to start the engine.
#* OR create a shortcut on your desktop (and/or the taskbar) for that executable and click the shortcut to start the engine.
#* OR place the shortcut in the start up folder for the user account so MX automatically starts when you connect/log in.
#* OR place the shortcut in the start up folder for the user account so MX automatically starts when you connect/log in.
# Next start the user interface, it does not need to run all the time, but only when you need it (when you first use MX you will need it to access the settings where you tell MX what type of station you have and what units you want to use, and set various timing options), it normally runs on port 8998 (to vary that there is a '''-port''' parameter that is followed by required port and that port parameter has to be entered every time you start MX if you are not using the default port).
# Next '''start the admin interface''', it does not need to run all the time, but only when you need it (when you first use MX you will need it to access the settings where you tell MX what type of station you have and what units you want to use, and set various timing options), it normally runs on port 8998 (to vary that there is a '''-port''' parameter that is followed by required port and that port parameter has to be entered every time you start MX if you are not using the default port).


=== Requirements for running on Linux and OS X ===
=== Requirements for running on Linux and OS X ===
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