= Installation =
== Installation steps ==
 1. Get the latest BrainStorm package avaiable at:
 1. Unzip the brainstorm3_xxxxxx.zip package
 1. If you chose to download the anatomy templates, unzip them in the same directory <<BR>> Example : the files for template "collin27" should be in .../brainstorm3/templates/anatomy/collin27/
 1. Create a folder to store the BrainStorm database anywhere in your home directory (ex: "Protocols" or "brainstorm_protocols")<<BR>> Note: make sure you will have enough disk space avaiable to store all your recordings and analysis files in the folder, ie. some gigabytes...
 1. "Protocols" or "brainstorm_protocols" somewhere
 1. Start Matlab
 1. Go in the .../brainstorm3/ directory
 1. Type "brainstorm" at the Matlab command prompt

== BrainStorm directories ==
BrainStorm needs three different directories:

 * '''Program directory "brainstorm3"'''<<BR>>It contains all the Matlab .m script files, and has the following architecture:
  * developers/ : Personal directories of BrainStorm developers. More details...
  * doc/ :
  * java/ :
  * plugins/ :
  * templates/eeg/ :
  * templates/anatomy/ :
  * toolbox/
 * '''User directory ".brainstorm"'''<<BR>>Created automatically at BrainStorm startup, in the user directory (home directory under linux, "C:\Documents and Settings\username" under Windows).
  * brainstorm.mat : Matlab matrix where the BrainStorm options and database structure are stored.
  * tmp/ : temporary directory used by some of the BrainStorm functions. Cleaned each time BrainStorm is started
 * '''Protocol directory'''<<BR>>Created by the user. Contains all the BrainStorm database files.