# Set up your workstation Set up your workstation This process is for administrators and artists who want to install, set up, and launch the AWS Deadline Cloud submitter. A Deadline Cloud *submitter* is a digital content creation (DCC) plugin. Artists use it to submit jobs from a third-party DCC interface that they're familiar with. **Note** This process must be completed on all workstations that artists will use for submitting renders. Each workstation must have the DCC installed before installing the corresponding submitter. For example, if you want to download the Deadline Cloud submitter for Blender, you need to have Blender already installed on your workstation. We provide reasonable defaults for keeping workstations secure. For more information about securing your workstation, see [Security best practices - workstations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/security-best-practices.html#workstations). **Topics** + [ ## Step 1: Install the Deadline Cloud submitter ](#submitter-installation) + [ ## Step 2: Install and set up Deadline Cloud monitor ](#install-deadline-cloud-monitor) + [ ## Step 3: Launch the Deadline Cloud submitter ](#load-dca-plugin) ## Step 1: Install the Deadline Cloud submitter The following sections guide you through the steps to install the Deadline Cloud submitter. **Note** **Unreal Engine:** The Unreal Engine submitter is not included in the standard installer and requires a separate setup process. For installation instructions, see the [Unreal Engine Submitter Setup Guide](https://aws-deadline.github.io/unreal-engine/setup-submitter/). ### Download the submitter installer Before you can install the Deadline Cloud submitter, you must download the submitter installer. 1. Download the submitter installer for your operating system: [\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/submitter.html) 1. (Optional) [Verify the authenticity of downloaded software](security-best-practices.md#verify-installer). ### Install the Deadline Cloud submitter With the installer, you can install the following submitters: | Software | Supported versions | Windows installer | Linux installer | MacOS (arm64) installer | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Adobe After Effects](adobe-after-effects.md) | 2024 - 2026 | Included | Not included | Included | | [Autodesk 3ds Max](autodesk-3ds-max.md) | 2024 - 2026 | Included | Not included | Not included | | [Autodesk Arnold for Cinema 4D](maxon-cinema-4d.md) | 4.8.4.1 | Included | Not included | Included | | [Autodesk Arnold for Maya](autodesk-maya.md) | 7.1 - 7.4 | Included | Included | Included | | [Autodesk Maya](autodesk-maya.md) | 2023 - 2026 | Included | Included | Included | | [Autodesk VRED](autodesk-vred.md) | 2025 - 2026 | Included | Not included | Not included | | [Blender](blender.md) | 3.6 - 5.0 | Included | Included | Included | | [Chaos V-Ray for Maya](autodesk-maya.md) | 6 - 7 | Included | Included | Included | | [Foundry Nuke](foundry-nuke.md) | 15 - 17 | Included | Included | Included | | [KeyShot Studio](keyshot.md) | 2023 - 2025 | Included | Not included | Included | | [Maxon Cinema 4D](maxon-cinema-4d.md) | 2024 - 2026 | Included | Not included | Included | | [Maxon Redshift for Maya](autodesk-maya.md) | 2025-2026 | Included | Included | Included | | [SideFX Houdini](sidefx-houdini.md) | 19.5 - 21.0 | Included | Included | Included | **Note** **Unreal Engine:** The Unreal Engine submitter is not included in the standard installer and requires a separate setup process. For installation instructions, see the [Unreal Engine Submitter Setup Guide](https://aws-deadline.github.io/unreal-engine/setup-submitter/). ------ #### [ Windows ] 1. In a file browser, navigate to the folder where the installer downloaded, and then select `DeadlineCloudSubmitter-windows-x64-installer.exe`. 1. If a **Windows protected your PC** pop-up displays, choose **More info**. 1. Choose **Run anyway**. 1. After the AWS Deadline Cloud Submitter Setup Wizard opens, choose **Next**. 1. Choose the installation scope by completing one of the following steps: + To install for only the current user, choose **User**. + To install for all users, choose **System**. If you choose **System**, you must exit the installer and re-run it as an administrator by completing the following steps: 1. Right-click on **DeadlineCloudSubmitter-windows-x64-installer.exe**, and then choose **Run as administrator**. 1. Enter your administrator credentials, and then choose **Yes**. 1. Choose **System** for the installation scope. 1. After selecting the installation scope, choose **Next**. 1. Choose **Next** again to accept the installation directory. 1. Select **Integrated submitter for Nuke**, or whichever submitter you want to install. 1. Choose **Next**. 1. Review the installation, and choose **Next**. 1. Choose **Next** again, and then choose **Finish**. ------ #### [ Linux ] **Note** The Deadline Cloud integrated Nuke installer for Linux and Deadline Cloud monitor can only be installed on Linux distributions with at least GLIBC 2.31. 1. Open a terminal window. 1. To do a system install of the installer, enter the command **sudo -i** and press **Enter** to become root. 1. Navigate to the location where you downloaded the installer. For example, **cd /home/*USER*/Downloads**. 1. To make the installer executable, enter **chmod \$1x DeadlineCloudSubmitter-linux-x64-installer.run**. 1. To run the Deadline Cloud submitter installer, enter **./DeadlineCloudSubmitter-linux-x64-installer.run**. 1. When the installer opens, follow the prompts on your screen to complete the Setup Wizard. ------ #### [ macOS (arm64) ] 1. In a file browser, navigate to the folder where the installer downloaded, and then select the file. 1. After the AWS Deadline Cloud Submitter Setup Wizard opens, choose **Next**. 1. Choose **Next** again to accept the installation directory. 1. Select **Integrated submitter for Maya**, or whichever submitter you want to install. 1. Choose **Next**. 1. Review the installation, and choose **Next**. 1. Choose **Next** again, and then choose **Finish**. ------ ## Step 2: Install and set up Deadline Cloud monitor You can install the Deadline Cloud monitor desktop application with Windows, Linux, or macOS. ------ #### [ Windows ] 1. Download the Deadline Cloud monitor installer for Windows: [Download Deadline Cloud monitor for Windows](https://downloads.deadlinecloud.amazonaws.com/dcm/latest/DeadlineCloudMonitor_x64-setup.exe) 1. Run the downloaded installer and follow the prompts to complete the installation. To perform a silent install, use the following command: ``` DeadlineCloudMonitor_x64-setup.exe /S ``` By default the monitor is installed in `C:\Users{username}\AppData\Local\DeadlineCloudMonitor`. To change the installation directory, use this command instead: ``` DeadlineCloudMonitor_x64-setup.exe /S /D={InstallDirectory} ``` ------ #### [ Linux (AppImage) ] **To install Deadline Cloud monitor AppImage on Debian distros** 1. Download the Deadline Cloud monitor AppImage: [Download Deadline Cloud monitor (AppImage)](https://downloads.deadlinecloud.amazonaws.com/dcm/latest/deadline-cloud-monitor_amd64.AppImage) 1. **Note** This step is for Ubuntu 22 and up. For other versions of Ubuntu, skip this step. To install libfuse2, enter: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install libfuse2 ``` 1. To make the AppImage executable, enter: ``` chmod a+x deadline-cloud-monitor_amd64.AppImage ``` ------ #### [ Linux (Debian) ] **To install Deadline Cloud monitor Debian package on Debian distros** 1. Download the Deadline Cloud monitor Debian package: [Download Deadline Cloud monitor (.deb)](https://downloads.deadlinecloud.amazonaws.com/dcm/latest/deadline-cloud-monitor_amd64.deb) 1. **Note** This step is for Ubuntu 22 and up. For other versions of Ubuntu, skip this step. To install libssl1.1, enter: ``` wget https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/o/openssl/libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb sudo apt install ./libssl1.1_1.1.1f-1ubuntu2_amd64.deb ``` 1. To install the Deadline Cloud monitor Debian package, enter: ``` sudo apt update sudo apt install ./deadline-cloud-monitor_amd64.deb ``` 1. If the install fails on packages that have unmet dependencies, fix the broken packages and then run the following commands. ``` sudo apt --fix-missing update sudo apt update sudo apt install -f ``` ------ #### [ Linux (RPM) ] **To install Deadline Cloud monitor RPM on Rocky Linux 9 or Alma Linux 9** **Note** Rocky Linux 9 and Alma Linux 9 use OpenSSL 3.0 by default and don't include the `libssl.so.1.1` library. You must install the `compat-openssl11` package for Deadline Cloud monitor to run. 1. Download the Deadline Cloud monitor RPM: [Download Deadline Cloud monitor (.rpm)](https://downloads.deadlinecloud.amazonaws.com/dcm/latest/deadline-cloud-monitor.x86_64.rpm) 1. Add the extra packages for the Enterprise Linux 9 repository: ``` sudo dnf install epel-release ``` 1. Install `compat-openssl11` for the `libssl.so.1.1` dependency: ``` sudo dnf install compat-openssl11 deadline-cloud-monitor.x86_64.rpm ``` **To install Deadline Cloud monitor RPM on Red Hat Linux 9** **Note** Red Hat Linux 9 uses OpenSSL 3.0 by default and doesn't include the `libssl.so.1.1` library. You must install the `compat-openssl11` package for Deadline Cloud monitor to run. 1. Download the Deadline Cloud monitor RPM: [Download Deadline Cloud monitor (.rpm)](https://downloads.deadlinecloud.amazonaws.com/dcm/latest/deadline-cloud-monitor.x86_64.rpm) 1. Enable the CodeReady Linux Builder repository: ``` subscription-manager repos --enable codeready-builder-for-rhel-9-x86_64-rpms ``` 1. Install the extra packages for Enterprise RPM: ``` sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm ``` 1. Install `compat-openssl11` for the `libssl.so.1.1` dependency: ``` sudo dnf install compat-openssl11 deadline-cloud-monitor.x86_64.rpm ``` **To install Deadline Cloud monitor RPM on Rocky Linux 8, Alma Linux 8, or Red Hat Linux 8** 1. Download the Deadline Cloud monitor RPM: [Download Deadline Cloud monitor (.rpm)](https://downloads.deadlinecloud.amazonaws.com/dcm/latest/deadline-cloud-monitor.x86_64.rpm) 1. Install the Deadline Cloud monitor: ``` sudo dnf install deadline-cloud-monitor.x86_64.rpm ``` ------ #### [ macOS (arm64) ] 1. Download the Deadline Cloud monitor installer for macOS: [Download Deadline Cloud monitor for macOS (arm64)](https://downloads.deadlinecloud.amazonaws.com/dcm/latest/Deadline Cloud Monitor aarch64.dmg) 1. Open the downloaded file. When the window displays, select and drag the Deadline Cloud monitor icon into the **Applications** folder. ------ After you complete the download, you can verify the authenticity of the downloaded software. You might want to do this to ensure no one has tampered with the files during or after the download process. See [Verify the authenticity of downloaded software](security-best-practices.md#verify-installer) in Step 1. After downloading Deadline Cloud monitor and verifying the authenticity, use the following procedure to set up the Deadline Cloud monitor. **To set up Deadline Cloud monitor** 1. Open **Deadline Cloud monitor**. 1. When prompted to create a new profile, complete the following steps. 1. Enter your monitor URL into the URL input, which looks like **https://*`MY-MONITOR`*.deadlinecloud.amazonaws.com/** 1. Enter a **Profile** name. 1. Choose **Create Profile**. Your profile is created and your credentials are now shared with any software that uses the profile name that you created. 1. After you create the Deadline Cloud monitor profile, you can't change the profile name or the studio URL. If you need to make changes, do the following instead: 1. Delete the profile. In the left navigation pane, choose **Deadline Cloud monitor** > **Settings** > **Delete**. 1. Create a new profile with the changes that you want. 1. From the left navigation pane, use the **>Deadline Cloud monitor** option to do the following: + Change the Deadline Cloud monitor profile to log in to a different monitor. + Enable **Autologin** so you don’t have to enter your monitor URL on subsequent opens of Deadline Cloud monitor. 1. Close the Deadline Cloud monitor window. It continues to run in the background and enable other Deadline Cloud tools to access your render farm. 1. For each digital content creation (DCC) application that you plan to use for your rendering projects, complete the following steps: 1. From your Deadline Cloud submitter, open the Deadline Cloud workstation configuration. 1. In the workstation configuration, select the profile that you created in the Deadline Cloud monitor. Your Deadline Cloud credentials are now shared with this DCC and your tools should work as expected. ## Step 3: Launch the Deadline Cloud submitter The following example shows how to install the Blender submitter. You can install other submitters using similar steps. **To launch the Deadline Cloud submitter in Blender** **Note** Support for Blender is provided using the conda environment for service-managed fleets. For more information, see [Default conda queue environment](create-queue-environment.md#conda-queue-environment). 1. Open **Blender**. 1. In the **Render** menu, choose **Submit to AWS Deadline Cloud**. 1. If you are prompted to install GUI dependencies, choose **OK** and the Deadline Cloud submitter dialog will appear shortly. 1. If you are not already authenticated in the Deadline Cloud submitter, the **Credentials Status** shows as **NEEDS\$1LOGIN**. 1. Choose **Login**. You will be prompted to log in with your user credentials in a browser. 1. You are now logged in and the **Credentials Status** shows as **AUTHENTICATED**. 1. Choose **Submit**. Now your job is submitted to your Deadline Cloud farm and will be processed by a compatible fleet. For information on how to view job progress in the monitor, see [Using the Monitor](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/deadline-cloud/latest/userguide/working-with-deadline-monitor.html).