<div class="section-label"><span class="num">01</span> Install</div> <div class="section-title">Install first, then activate your <em>license</em>.</div> Start by installing the Prediction Engine for the tool you use (Python, R, or an installer from CSA). After install, you request a license code on your computer, send it to Cambridge Sports Analytics, and activate the key they return. <div class="pillars"> <div class="pillar"> <div class="pillar-num">↳ 01</div> <div class="pillar-title">Install</div> <div class="pillar-text">Choose Python, R, MATLAB, or native runtimes for your stack.</div> </div> <div class="pillar"> <div class="pillar-num">↳ 02</div> <div class="pillar-title">Request a code</div> <div class="pillar-text">On an approved machine, run a short command to generate your license request code and send it to CSA.</div> </div> <div class="pillar"> <div class="pillar-num">↳ 03</div> <div class="pillar-title">Activate your key</div> <div class="pillar-text">Install the license key CSA issues in response to unlock the RBP Engine features.</div> </div> </div> <div class="section-label"><span class="num">02</span> Choose how you work</div> <div class="solution-list"> <div class="solution-row"> <div class="solution-num">/01</div> <div class="solution-title">Python</div> <div class="solution-desc">One install: Prediction Engine plus a thin Python client. Built for analysts and data teams.</div> <div class="solution-tag">Recommended</div> </div> <div class="solution-row"> <div class="solution-num">/02</div> <div class="solution-title">R</div> <div class="solution-desc">Native R package with the Prediction Engine runtime, fit for existing R workflows.</div> <div class="solution-tag">R users</div> </div> <div class="solution-row"> <div class="solution-num">/03</div> <div class="solution-title">MATLAB</div> <div class="solution-desc">MATLAB support is in development. Use Python or R today.</div> <div class="solution-tag">Coming soon</div> </div> <div class="solution-row"> <div class="solution-num">/04</div> <div class="solution-title">Native Runtimes</div> <div class="solution-desc">Language-agnostic runtimes for direct integration into your stack.</div> <div class="solution-tag">Advanced</div> </div> </div> <div class="btn-row center"> <a class="btn-primary" href="/Install/Python">Start with Python</a> <a class="btn-ghost" href="/Install/License%20Key">License Key</a> </div> > [!note] > All on-premise installations uses the same [[License Key]] steps. For the API instead, you receive API credentials, not this license flow. See [[API/Introduction|API]].