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title: "Installation and Licensing"
canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/VBLD/117637473/Installation%20and%20Licensing"
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Before Installation System Requirements Check if your hardware matches the minimum requirements to run V-Ray. Read more . Blender Compatibility Check whether you have the right version of Blender to render with V-Ray. Read more . Installation Install V-Ray If you are an edu/commercial user, check how to download and install V-Ray for Blender. Read more . Activate your Product See how to activate and set up V-Ray as the renderer inside Blender.                        Read more . Trial Free Trial Try V-Ray for Blender for free. Read more . Advanced and Uninstall Portable Installation See how to make the V-Ray installation portable, allowing for multiple machines to run the same V-Ray version, customized to your liking. Read more . Silent Installation Create an installation preset and install V-Ray for Blender more easily on multiple machines. Read more . Data Collection V-Ray improves by tracking general usage statistics and automatically collecting crash information. Read more . License Agreements Read the full legal agreements between Chaos and the end user.                                     Read more . Uninstall See how to uninstall V-Ray. Read more .