> [!CAUTION]
> **Caution:** This documentation covers Edge for Private Cloud 4.52.00, which is no longer supported. Google does not provide security patches, bug fixes, or technical support for this version. The current supported version is 4.54.00. See the [Edge for Private Cloud documentation](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/latest/overview) for the current version, or [All versions](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/versions) to compare releases.

After you have ensured that all nodes in your Private Cloud cluster meet all
[requirements](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.52.00/mtls-intro#requirements) and you have performed the tasks in
[Before you begin](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.52.00/mtls-before), you can install the `apigee-mtls`
component.

(For information on performing an *offline* installation, see
[Install
Edge apigee-setup utility on a node with no external internet connection](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.52.00/install-edge-apigee-setup-utility#installedgeapigeesetuputilityonanodewithnoexternalinternetconnection).)

**To install Apigee mTLS:**

1. Log in to a node as root (or use `sudo` with the commands). Which node you choose and the order in which you choose the nodes does not matter.
2. Stop all Apigee services by using the `stop` command, as the following example shows:

   ```
   /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-all stop
   ```

   You do not restart the components until after you install *and configure* Apigee
   mTLS.
3. Check that all services are stopped by using the `status` command, as the following example shows:

   ```
   /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-all status
   ```
4. Install Apigee mTLS by executing the following command:

   ```
   /opt/apigee/apigee-service/bin/apigee-service apigee-mtls install
   ```

   This command installs the following RPMs with your Edge for the Private Cloud
   installation:
   - `apigee-mtls`
   - `apigee-mtls-consul`
5. Repeat steps 1 through 4 on *each node* in the cluster.

**After installing Apigee mTLS on all nodes in the cluster, perform the following
steps:**

1. Configure `apigee-mtls` on all nodes as described in [Configure Apigee mTLS](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.52.00/mtls-configure).
2. (Optional) Verify your configuration as described in [Verify your
   configuration](https://docs.apigee.com/private-cloud/v4.52.00/mtls-verify).

After you install Apigee mTLS on a node, when you restart components on that node, you must start
the `apigee-mtls` component *before* any other component on that node.