# Installing Screena Portal backend

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Please follow the steps to install Screena Portal in this order:

1. [Preparing your system](https://help.screena.ai/resources/how-to/install-screena-portal/preparing-your-system)
2. [**Installing Screena Portal backend**](https://help.screena.ai/resources/how-to/install-screena-portal/installing-screena-portal-backend) **(you are here)**
3. [Launching Screena Portal backend](https://help.screena.ai/resources/how-to/install-screena-portal/launching-screena-portal-backend)
4. [Installing the web server](https://help.screena.ai/resources/how-to/install-screena-portal/installing-the-web-server)
5. [Configuring Screena Portal](https://help.screena.ai/resources/how-to/install-screena-portal/configuring-screena-portal)
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Unzip the folder containing the jar files, empty folder, and properties files to your desired directory. You should have the following structure:

```
<Screena portal home>
   Documents
   logs
   smtp.properties
   application.properties
   apigw.properties
```

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Make sure that all the jar files, properties files and empty folder are located under `<Screena portal home>`
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