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Contrast Security's Community Edition (CE) is a free version of the Contrast application security platform for Java applications and APIs.

1. If you don't have a Contrast CE account, [create one now](https://www.contrastsecurity.com/community-edition-lp-website).  If you do have one, remember that CE accounts only allow one application, so you may need to create another one.

2. After logging in, click the `+Add Agent` button in the top right:
{{< figure src="/images/contrast/ce_1.png" style="border: 1px solid #000; max-width:auto; max-height:auto;">}}

3. Click `Skip` to go to the second step:
{{< figure src="/images/contrast/ce_2.png" style="border: 1px solid #000; max-width:auto; max-height:auto;">}}

4. Click `Download Config File` to download the `contrast_security.yaml` file, which will be used in the next section.
{{< figure src="/images/contrast/ce_3.png" style="border: 1px solid #000; max-width:auto; max-height:auto;">}}