.. _launch_cluster:

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Launch cluster
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Login or register a new account at http://www.mapr.com/Log-yourself-in-mapr

.. image:: /_static/register_with_mapr.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center

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Open a terminal, and start a cluster with 5 nodes

.. code-block:: bash
  
  Cirrus Cluster_cluster create 5

When the prompt shows this message, open the indicated URL in a browser.

.. image:: /_static/master_ready_console.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center

.. hint::

  Hover and right click on the URL and select **Open link in browser** from the context menu.


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Click the **Proceed anyway** button.

.. note:: You can safely ignore the scary looking SSL warning.

.. image:: /_static/ssl_warning.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center

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Login as the root user.

.. cssclass:: table-hover
   :align: center
    
    +-------------+--------+
    |**username** | root   |
    +-------------+--------+
    |**password** | mapr   |
    +-------------+--------+


.. image:: /_static/login.png
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   :align: center
   
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Click the **Add license from web** button. 

.. image:: /_static/add_license.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center

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If not yet done, create a MapR account (set the remember me option to skip this step next time).

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Select **M3** license and click the **Register** button.

.. image:: /_static/register_cluster.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center
   
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Click the **Return to your MapR Cluster Ui** link.

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Click the **Apply Licenses** button.

.. image:: /_static/apply_license.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center
   
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Return to the console and press ENTER key to continue...

.. image:: /_static/continue_console.png
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   :align: center

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When the script finishes, the MapR control panel should look like this (one green square for each node you requested).


.. image:: /_static/mapr_console.png
   :width: 100%
   :align: center