# Ekos Setup

Ekos Summary
Ekos Summary

Ekos is a part of &kstars;. &kstars;/Ekos is already included with your StellarMate gadget. It is also available for &Linux;, &MacOS;, and &Windows; if you want to install on your primary machine. After you run &kstars; on your PC or on StellarMate (Either directly via HDMI or via VNC), Ekos can be accessed from the Tools menu or via the Ekos on the main toolbar, or by a keyboard shortcut (&Ctrl; K). In addition to the Ekos window, &kstars; provides a more detailed INDI Control Panel where you can directly set and control the device parameters.

When running Ekos, it is not necessary to start INDI Server via StellarMate Web Manager as Ekos manages that transparently.

&kstars; Main Window
&kstars; Main Window