# Quickstart

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We assume you already have credentials to access the Remote Lab. You can request access [here](https://forms.causalchamber.ai/lab).
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### Download the causalchamber package

You can install the [package](https://github.com/juangamella/causal-chamber-package) via pip, i.e.,

```
pip install causalchamber
```

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### Set up your credentials

Upon [becoming a subscriber](https://forms.causalchamber.ai/lab), you will receive your credentials through a secure link. Store them in a file with the following content

```ini
[api_keys]
user = <YOUR USERNAME>
password = <YOUR PASSWORD>
```

You can also load the credentials using environment variables (see the next step).

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Store your credentials in a safe place. Make sure you don't commit them to a public repository!
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### You're done!

Start a connection to the remote lab to see your available chambers and submit experiments

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{% tab title="Credentials file" %}

```python
import causalchamber.lab as lab

rlab = lab.Lab(credentials_file = 'path/to/file')
```

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{% tab title="Environment variables" %}
If you stored your credentials in environment variables, e.g., `USER` and `KEY`

```python
import os
import causalchamber.lab as lab

rlab = lab.Lab(credentials=(os.getenv('USER'), os.getenv('KEY')))
```

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<mark style="color:$primary;">Output</mark>

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### Next steps

Now you're ready to run experiments on the chambers! You can do so in two ways.

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{% content-ref url="running-a-real-time-experiment" %}
[running-a-real-time-experiment](https://docs.causalchamber.ai/remote-lab/running-a-real-time-experiment)
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{% content-ref url="using-the-experiment-queue" %}
[using-the-experiment-queue](https://docs.causalchamber.ai/remote-lab/using-the-experiment-queue)
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