## Installation Process

This chapter describes how to install cosFileTransferApp in an Erlang Environment.

### Preparation

Before starting the installation process for cosFileTransfer, the application Orber must be running and cosProperty installed by using cosProperty:install(). Please note that it is NOT necessary to use cosProperty:install_db() for running the cosFileTransfer application.

### Configuration

When starting the cosFileTransfer application the following configuration parameters can be used:

buffert_size - default is 64000. This option determine how many bytes will be read at a time when transferring files.