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# Prepare

- [Prerequisites](https://maqsoftware.gitbook.io/loadfast-technical-documentation/setting-up/prepare/prerequisites.md)
- [Set up Power BI and Azure](https://maqsoftware.gitbook.io/loadfast-technical-documentation/setting-up/prepare/prerequisites/set-up-power-bi-and-azure.md): Detailed below are the Power BI capacity and Azure CLI-related prerequisite steps to set up the LoadFAST.
- [Set up PowerShell](https://maqsoftware.gitbook.io/loadfast-technical-documentation/setting-up/prepare/prerequisites/set-up-powershell.md): Follow the steps below to configure PowerShell to install Azure and other related modules.
- [Register the resource providers](https://maqsoftware.gitbook.io/loadfast-technical-documentation/setting-up/prepare/prerequisites/register-the-resource-providers.md)
- [Pre-deployment](https://maqsoftware.gitbook.io/loadfast-technical-documentation/setting-up/prepare/pre-deployment.md)
- [Create an app registration for the LoadFAST API](https://maqsoftware.gitbook.io/loadfast-technical-documentation/setting-up/prepare/pre-deployment/create-an-app-registration-for-the-loadfast-api.md): Follow the steps below to create and configure an app registration for the LoadFAST API. This is needed for authentication/authorization purposes.
- [Set up and configure the Power BI tenant settings](https://maqsoftware.gitbook.io/loadfast-technical-documentation/setting-up/prepare/pre-deployment/set-up-and-configure-the-power-bi-tenant-settings.md): Follow the steps below to create a security group for the Power BI tenant Settings, add a Power BI app registration to the security group, and update the tenant settings.


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