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title: Credentials & Access
description: License keys and registry credentials for STT Docker deployment
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## Required Credentials

Before installation, obtain the following from Smallest.ai:

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="License Key">
    Your unique license key for validation

    Contact: **[support@smallest.ai](mailto:support@smallest.ai)**
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Container Registry Access">
    Credentials to pull Docker images:

    * Registry URL: `quay.io`
    * Username
    * Password
    * Email

    Contact: **[support@smallest.ai](mailto:support@smallest.ai)**
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Model URLs">
    Download URLs for ASR models

    Contact: **[support@smallest.ai](mailto:support@smallest.ai)**
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Login to Container Registry

Once you have your credentials, authenticate with the registry:

```bash
docker login quay.io -u <username> -p <password>
```

## Environment Variables

You'll need to set these in your deployment:

```bash
export LICENSE_KEY="your-license-key"
export QUAY_USERNAME="your-username"
export QUAY_PASSWORD="your-password"
export MODEL_URL="your-model-url"
```