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title: Install the Broker, Workstation Agent, and DSA
description: "Install the components that send data from your network to OpenLM Platform: the Broker, the Workstation Agent, and the Directory Synchronization Agent (DSA), in that order."
product: OpenLM Platform
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Your account is active and you have the authorization files. Next, install the components that collect data in your network and send it to OpenLM Platform. Install the ones you need, in this order:

1. **Broker**: collects license usage from your license managers. Install it on each license server, or on a machine next to it. See [Install Broker](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/getting-started/install-broker/index).
2. **Workstation Agent**: collects application usage on end-user machines. Install it on each end-user machine. See [Install Workstation Agent](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/getting-started/install-workstation-agent/index).
3. **DSA**: collects users and groups from your directories. Install it on a Windows machine that can reach the directory. See [Install DSA](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/getting-started/install-dsa).

Each installation guide ends by pointing you to the next component, and then to [Connect your first license manager](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/getting-started/connect-first-license-manager).

Before you start, check the [system requirements](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/system-requirements/). To compare every component you can install, including the SaaS Agent, AI Proxy, and OpenLM Router, see [Choose your components](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/deployment-operations/components-installation).

:::info[Next step]
Continue to [Install Broker](https://www.openlm.com/documentation/cloud/getting-started/install-broker/index).
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