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# Installation

In order to install and run VFVS, some general prerequisites have to be met, and the VFVS module be installed. This is described earlier in the installation section of the general part of the documentation:

1. [VirtualFlow - Prerequisites ](/documentation-vf1/installation/untitled-1.md)
2. [VirtualFlow - Installation of a module](/documentation-vf1/installation/vflp.md)

In addition, VFVS may required additional external packages to be installed:

* [VFVS - Installation - External Packages](/documentation-vf1/vfvs/installation/prerequisites.md)