# Prakash Hinduja Geneva (Swiss) How do I install InVEST on a virtual machine or cloud server?

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**Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 9:08am UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/prakash-hinduja-geneva-swiss-how-do-i-install-invest-on-a-virtual-machine-or-cloud-server/6209/1 "2025-09-24T09:08:24Z")

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Hi Everyone, I’m Prakash Hinduja, born in India and now resides in Geneva, Switzerland (Swiss). I’m planning to install InVEST on a virtual machine or cloud server but haven’t done this before. If anyone have suggestion or idea please share with me.

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**Author:** ![esoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@esoth](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/esoth)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/prakash-hinduja-geneva-swiss-how-do-i-install-invest-on-a-virtual-machine-or-cloud-server/6209/2 "2025-09-24T17:53:52Z")

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Assuming you want to use InVEST in headless mode (interacting through the command line, not using the workbench GUI), you’ll want to install the `natcap.invest` python package. We recommend using conda or mamba for this. The first step would be to install conda or mamba on your virtual machine. Then install `natcap.invest` (instructions [here](https://invest.readthedocs.io/en/latest/installing.html)).

With `natcap.invest` installed, you’ll be able to use both the `invest` CLI and the python API. See the documentation for details:

- [The InVEST CLI — InVEST 3.16.3.dev47+g34bce38dd.d20250924 documentation](https://invest.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html)
- [InVEST Model Entry Points — InVEST 3.16.3.dev47+g34bce38dd.d20250924 documentation](https://invest.readthedocs.io/en/latest/models.html)
- [Tutorial: Batch Processing on Windows — InVEST 3.16.3.dev47+g34bce38dd.d20250924 documentation](https://invest.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scripting.html)

If you share more details about your use case, we may be able to give more specific advice.

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