---
title: 'application:setup'
url: 'https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-setup'
markdown: 'https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/command-line-interface/application/application-setup.md'
date: '2026-10-07'
description: 'Install the application from the command line. sentinel --task=application:setup --license_key=<string> Option Value Default Description --license_key <string> The extension license key --autoinstall <1|0> 1 Set to 1 to run the installer and configure the application. …'
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# application:setup

Install the application from the command line.

```
sentinel --task=application:setup --license_key=<string>
```

| Option | Value | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `--license_key` | <string> |  | The extension license key |
| `--autoinstall` | <1\|0> | 1 | Set to 1 to run the installer and configure the application. |
| `--antivirus` | <1\|0> | 1 | Set to 1 to install ClamAV or 0 to not. |
| `--maxmind_key` | <string> |  | The MaxMind geo database license key. See: [How to get a key](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/panel-application/geolocation-settings#how-to-get-a-maxmind-license-key) |
| `--webrisk_key` | <string> |  | The Google Web Risk API key. See: [How to get a key](https://docs.danami.com/sentinel/settings/antimalware/domain-monitoring#how-to-get-a-web-risk-api-key) |
| `--interserver` | <1\|0> | 0 | Set to 1 to enable the InterServer antivirus signature provider. |

## Examples

```
// run the installer and configure the application
sentinel --task=application:setup --license_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXX

// run the installer, configure the application, and set the maxmind API key
sentinel --task=application:setup --license_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXX --maxmind_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXX

// install with the maxmind and web risk API keys and enable the InterServer signatures
sentinel --task=application:setup --license_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXX --maxmind_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXX --webrisk_key=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX --interserver=1
```

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