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# Setup and Configuration

We'll run through deploying Cribl, setting SSL certs, and roles.

SSO/SAML isn't available in the community editition.

## Virtual Machine

We're setting up a basic virtual machine to host both Cribl Edge, and Stream (installed together as Suite).

<pre><code>$ curl -Lso - $(curl https://cdn.cribl.io/dl/latest-x64) | tar zxv
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100    66  100    66    0     0    212      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:--   212
cribl/
[snip]
cribl/thirdparty/licenses/license-react-grid-layout-1.4.2
$ cd /cribl/bin
<strong>$ ./start.sh
</strong>start.sh is deprecated, use: $CRIBL_HOME/bin/cribl.sh &#x3C;start|stop|restart|status>
cribl.sh is deprecated. Please use cribl command instead.
Starting...
...................
Cribl started

{"time":"2025-11-29T00:29:39.580Z","cid":"api","channel":"gitmgr","level":"info","message":"Git accessed before initialization","path":"/home/user/cribl","pid":1619}
{"time":"2025-11-29T00:29:39.637Z","cid":"api","channel":"gitmgr","level":"info","message":"Creating BasicGit client","opts":{"baseDir":"/home/user/cribl","timeoutMs":300000,"env":{},"leaderReplicationEnabled":false}}
Address: http://192.168.1.46:9000
Mode: single
Status: Up
Software Version: 4.15.0-f275b803
Config Version: a8bff2f
PID: 1634
GUID: [snip]
Login credentials are admin / admin
</code></pre>

Uh, that was quick.

Welcome!

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