**Purpose**:
This document outlines some of the prerequisites as well as deployment process for an ARK: Survival Ascended Server

## Prerequisites
We need to install the Visual C++ Redistributable for both x86 and x64
- [Download Visual C++ Redistributable (x64)](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x64.exe)
- [Download Visual C++ Redistributable (x86)](https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vc_redist.x86.exe)


## Run Unreal Engine Certificate Trust Script
There is an issue where if you run a dedicated server, part of that requires API access to Epic Games and that will not work without installing a few certificates.  The original Github page can be found [here](https://github.com/Ch4r0ne/UnrealEngine_Dedicated_Server_Install_CA/tree/main), which details the reason for it in more detail.

- [Download Unreal Engine Certificate Install Script](https://github.com/Ch4r0ne/UnrealEngine_Dedicated_Server_Install_CA/blob/main/Install_Certificate.ps1)

!!! note "Run as Administrator"
    You need to run the script as an administrator.  This will require that you run `Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass` in an admin powershell session beforehand, then run the script with something like the following set of commands:
    ```
    Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass
    CD "C:\Users\nicole.rappe\Downloads"
    .\Install_Certificate.ps1
    ```