# Launching Designer
Data pipelines in Astera, are designed in the Designer. The designer is a desktop based interface where users can design and test their pipelines before they run them on the cloud server.
1. To get started, you need to launch your designer from the portal by clicking on *Launch Designer.*
2. The launch designer screen will appear, which will automatically open the designer if previously downloaded. If not, download it by clicking the *Download* button.
3. The download button will download an executable, run the executable.
4. Astera Software License Agreement window will appear; check *I agree to the license terms and conditions* checkbox, then click *Install*.
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**Note:** You can select *Options* to change the default installation directory.
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5. When the installation is successfully completed, click *Close*.
6. The designer will now launch automatically.
The designer has successfully launched; you can now start preparing your data.
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