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Comment: Harmonised MARS credential setup with other clients: using ~/.ecmwfapirc

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  1. In your web browser...
    1. Go to https://apps.ecmwf.int/v1/key
    2. Log in with your ECMWF user and password if you are not logged int already
    3. Copy your API key

     In a terminal (ssh or console) session on your new VM, run the following command to install your credentials on your account in this VM:

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    mars --token <yourkey> --email <youremail>

    Example: if your API key is da7y37f1d5c7494662e36df034bn6323 and your email is john.smith@email.me :

    No Formatmars --token da7y37f1d5c7494662e36df034bn6323 --email john.smith@email.me
    1. the contents of .ecmwfapirc, containing your email address and key.
  2. In your VM, create a file in your home directory called ~/.ecmwfapirc and paste the contents previously copied from the web.

Test your setup

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