# Getting Started

1. [Install and activate Mimiq.](#install-and-activate-mimiq)
2. [Mount any eligible volumes.](#mount-any-eligible-volumes)
3. [Launch Mimiq.](#launch-mimiq)
4. [Launch Media Composer.](#launch-media-composer)
5. [Confirm Bin Locking is activated](#confirm-bin-locking-is-activated-in-avid-media-composer).

## Install and activate Mimiq

Download and install Mimiq:

* macOS - <https://hedge.video/download/mimiq/macos>
* Windows - <https://hedge.video/download/mimiq/windows>

## Mount any eligible volumes

Connect any local storage to your computer, or mount the desired network shares – SMB, NFS, or AFP – using either Finder (macOS) or File Explorer (Windows). Once those are mounted, any associated [Workspaces](https://docs.hedge.video/mimiq/workspaces) will be mounted as well.

Cloud volumes, such as LucidLink or Suite Studios, are connected using their respective apps.

{% hint style="info" %}
NFS in macOS - if you need more control over creating or mounting NFS shares in macOS, you can use something like [NFS Manager](https://www.bresink.com/osx/NFSManager.html).
{% endhint %}

## Launch Mimiq

Once the desired volumes are mounted, launch Mimiq, which will be available as a helper app in the menu bar (macOS) or System Tray (Windows).

If you have `read` and `write` privileges on those volumes, click the Mimiq helper app, and a list of volumes that report a green 🟢 status will appear.<br>

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## Launch Media Composer

Launch Media Composer, then create a shared Project (or upload and open one) on the desired volume.

When Media Composer prompts you with the non-Avid storage alert, click `Yes`.

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Then you can start working.

Shared Bins opened from an eligible volume will display:

* The Team Member's Computer Name currently accessing it.
* A lock status indicator.

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## Confirm Bin Locking is Activated in Avid Media Composer

If you need to confirm Bin Locking is activated on your desired volumes, check these preferences and settings in Media Composer:

✅ macOS - `Avid Media Composer > About Avid Media Composer > Hardware > Avid NEXIS Drives`: (the volumes listed in Mimiq)

✅ Windows - `Help > About Avid Media Composer > Hardware > Avid NEXIS Drives`: (the volumes listed in Mimiq)

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{% hint style="info" %}
Note: From release 24.2 onwards, users won't have to follow the next step, as Mimiq now has NEXIS Coexistence (Pro) and Bin Refresh for all types of storage.
{% endhint %}

✅ `Settings > Project > General > Enable Bin Sharing on 3rd party storage emulating Avid NEXIS/ISIS`

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