= Installation =
== Installation steps ==
== 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.