# Getting Started

This guide will lead you through the installation steps to set up the openPASS simulator and run your first simulation. The process is described for Windows and Linux as target platforms. Please check the System Requirements for the required hardware setup.

The installation manual is structured as follows:

Setting up your system

- Installing Prerequisites contains instructions for installing the thirdparty software required by openPASS

Installation of the simulator

- Installing openPASS describes how to compile and run openPASS once all prerequisites are installed

Warning

Not Recommended to install this way. Not finished and fully tested yet.

Setting up Conan

- Building with Conan contains the instructions to set Conan up.

Installation of the simulator

- Building with Conan describes how to compile and run openPASS once all prerequisites are installed

Run a default simulation

- Tutorials shows how to run your first simulations

Further guidance

- CMake Variables and Options holds information about available variables and options for the cross-platform build environment CMake

- Working with Qt Creator describes the basic setup for QtCreator

- Working with Visual Studio Code describes the basic setup for Visual Studio Code