2. Installing Virgo Snaps
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## 2. Installing Virgo Snaps

## 2.1 Installing from the Zip Download

VS is distributed as a Zip file. This can be downloaded from here.

Once the zip is unpacked you will find several things inside, including a copy of this documentation in the `docs` folder. The layout is shown below.

Take the bundles and plan in the `dist` folder and place them in the `/repository/usr` folder of your Virgo install. Later you will need the bundles in the `sample` folder. If you wish to view the source for VS or its sample, then these are in the `src` folder.

In order to start the Snaps system as a part of your Virgo Tomcat Server, the Snaps plan needs to be referenced from the `initialArtifacts` property. This is located in the config file at `${SERVER_HOME}/config/org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.userregion.properties`. The property should be extended like this.

    initialArtifacts=repository:plan/org.eclipse.virgo.kernel.userregion.springdm,
    		repository:plan/org.eclipse.virgo.web.tomcat,
    		repository:plan/org.eclipse.virgo.snaps

Now you are ready to move on and check that Snaps is working.

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