# Oxygen CLI Installation

## CLI Installation <a href="#cli-installation" id="cli-installation"></a>

Oxygen CLI - Command-line application for running tests and generating reports.

To start working with Oxygen Command-line (cli) - you must first install the following programs:

1. [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) 8 or later.
2. [Java 8](https://www.java.com/en/download/)

After installing the above programs you should do the following steps:

1. Open the command line (cmd command)
2. Type the following command in the command line:

   ```bash
   npm install -g oxygen-cli
   ```

   After installation is finished, re-open your command-line.

In some cases you may need to run the installation command using sudo to provide the super-user do elevated permission

```bash
sudo install -g oxygen-cli
```

In case you encounter some permission errors during installation, you can try the following:

```bash
sudo npm install --unsafe-perm --verbose -g oxygen-cli
```

### Configuration <a href="#configuration" id="configuration"></a>

Oxygen CLI doesn't come bundled with Selenium nor Appium and requires installing them manually.

#### Desktop web applications automation <a href="#desktop-web-applications-automation" id="desktop-web-applications-automation"></a>

Download [Selenium Standalone Server](http://www.seleniumhq.org/download/) and the drivers for browsers you wish to use:

* Chrome - <https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/downloads>
* Internet Explorer - <http://www.seleniumhq.org/download/>
* Firefox - <https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases>

Place everything into a single directory and launch with (update selenium version if necessary):

```bash
java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=chromedriver.exe -Dwebdriver.ie.driver=IEDriverServer.exe -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.141.59.jar -port 4444 -timeout 320 -browserTimeout 320
```

#### Mobile applications automation <a href="#mobile-applications-automation" id="mobile-applications-automation"></a>

If you wish to execute CLI on mobile devices you should first read Oxygen for mobile guide and installation  instructions: <https://docs.oxygenhq.org/download-and-installation/mobile-installation>

Download a [simulator](https://www.genymotion.com/) for the devices (optional).


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