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Bonsai Installation and Configuration
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If you have not already done so, 

#.  `Download and Install Bonsai <https://bonsai-rx.org/docs/articles/installation.html>`__

#.  Install the necessary Bonsai packages:

    #.  Open Bonsai

    #.  Open the `Bonsai package manager <https://bonsai-rx.org/docs/articles/packages.html>`__:

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                | From the Bonsai landing window, select 
                | ``Manage Packages``.

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                    :alt:   screenshot of Bonsai landing window with *Manage Packages* text highlighted
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                    :height: 300

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                or

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                | From the Bonsai workflow editor, hover over the *Tools* tab in the top ribbon to reveal a drop-down menu, and left-click 
                | ``Manage Packages...``.

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    #.  Select the *Browse* tab in the top ribbon:

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            :alt:   screenshot of Bonsai package manager with *Browse* tab highlighted
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            :height: 400px

    #.  Configure the *Package Source* field to *All* using the drop-down menu:

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            :alt:   screenshot of Bonsai package manager with the Package Source drop-down highlighted
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            :height: 400px

    #.  Download and install the required Bonsai packages:

        *   Bonsai.StarterPack

        *   OpenEphys.Miniscope

        For each one, search its name in the search bar, left-click its corresponding entry, and left-click the *Install* button. For example:

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            :alt:   screenshot of Bonsai package manager with search bar highlighted
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        Click the ``I Accept`` button when prompted.
    
    #.  Download and install the optional Bonsai packages:

        *   Bonsai.FFmpeg (for compressed video output)
        
        Install the package in Bonsai as above. The Bonsai.FFmpeg package requires installing FFmpeg separately in order to work. Follow the FFmpeg installation guide available in the `Bonsai.FFmpeg package's documentation <https://bonsai-rx.org/ffmpeg/>`__.