You may want to review the [prerequisites/ minimum requirements](../wiki/Requirements) before you start.

We are going to do a basic installation, without the developer dependencies, using just Composer (not Git or Make).

## Steps

1.  If you do not already have [Composer](https://getcomposer.org/), [follow these steps to install it][composer].
    If you are on Windows, we suggest you [use the executable installer][comp-win], which will configure your `PATH`.

2.  Try out Composer, by opening a terminal (in Windows, go to the Start button, and search for the [Command Prompt][cmd-win]). Then type:

        composer diagnose

     Note, if you are behind a proxy server it is particularly useful to check the network connectivity.
     (Set the `HTTP_PROXY` and `HTTPS_PROXY` if composer diagnose fails on the proxy tests – [Windows][env-win], [Linux][])

3. Run the following command in your terminal (installation via [Packagist][]):

        composer create-project iet-ou/open-media-player --no-dev -sdev --prefer-dist

4.  Review the [configuration](../wiki/Configure) files. Note, you should not need to [edit the configuration](../wiki/Configure) initially, unless you are behind a proxy:

        vi application/config/embed_config.php

5.  Visit the Media Player in your browser, for example,

        http://localhost/open-media-player

That's it!

Why not try [configuring the Player for YouTube](/IET-OU/open-media-player/wiki/Configure#youtube)?


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Onwards to [configuration →](../wiki/Configure)


[composer]: https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#system-requirements
[comp-win]: https://getcomposer.org/doc/00-intro.md#installation-windows
[composer-suggest plugin]: https://packagist.org/packages/nfreear/composer-suggest
[env-win]: http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm
[cmd-win]: http://www.7tutorials.com/7-ways-launch-command-prompt-windows-7-windows-8
[Linux]: http://www.shellhacks.com/en/HowTo-Use-a-Proxy-on-the-Linux-Command-Line
[latest Zip]: https://github.com/IET-OU/open-media-player/archive/2.x.zip
[GZip]: https://github.com/IET-OU/open-media-player/archive/2.x.tar.gz
[Packagist]: https://packagist.org/packages/iet-ou/open-media-player