Installation workflows

System requirements

The system requirements for all Flame Family products are available on the Flame Family system requirements page.

Workflow

1. Back up files as described below.
2. On Linux, install Linux and install the DKU. Restore any configuration you saved.
3. Run the install for macOS, or for Linux.
4. Start the application to license it.
5. Configure the application.

Back up and restore a workstation setup

When installing a new version of a Flame Family application over an existing one, the installer respects existing configurations. However, if you wish to do a clean OS install, you can backup and restore the configuration files listed below. When backing up files, do not copy them, as this may not preserve file permissions. Instead, use sudo tar, for example:

sudo tar czvPpf backup.tgz /opt/Autodesk/{cfg,clip,project,sw/cfg,sw/swdb,user,archive,shared} /usr/autodesk/{presets,projects,templates,user/grading,GradeBin}

Backed up files should be restored after installing the operating system, and before you install the Flame Family application. A sample restore command:

sudo tar xzvPpf backup.tgz

/opt/Autodesk/archive/

/opt/Autodesk/cfg/: settings such as the network UUID.

/opt/Autodesk/shared/

/opt/Autodesk/sw/cfg/

/var/opt/Autodesk/flame/: Default location for projects, however projects can be installed anywhere.

/var/opt/Autodesk/pgsql/: Project database location and home of the flame_db user.

/Users/<user name>/Library/Preferences/Autodesk/flame/ (maOS) / /home/<user name>/flame/ (Linux): users and settings

Additional files on Linux systems

/opt/Autodesk/fonts/: default location for fonts

/etc/X11/xorg.conf configures the X Window System

Pre-2026 Installations

If you have pre-2026 projects to safeguard on the same workstation, refer to the 2025 version of this page for more details about files to back up.