# Getting Started

## Overview

**Celantur Container** is a [Docker](https://www.docker.com/)-based container image to automatically anonymize **faces, persons, license plates and vehicles** on images and videos.

It's built to deliver high-quality anonymization and high throughput (see [benchmarks](https://doc.celantur.com/container/benchmarks)).

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How to run Celantur Container in Batch Mode.
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## Requirements and Installation

* [System Requirements](https://doc.celantur.com/container/requirements-and-installation/requirements) and [Licensing](https://doc.celantur.com/requirements-and-installation/requirements#licensing)
* [Installation on Linux](https://doc.celantur.com/container/requirements-and-installation/installation-on-linux)
* [Installation on Windows](https://doc.celantur.com/container/requirements-and-installation/installation-on-windows)&#x20;

## Modes and Features

* Celantur Container offers different data **input/output modes**:
  * [Batch and Stream Mode](https://doc.celantur.com/container/usage/batch-and-stream-mode) (read/write from file system)
  * [REST API Mode](https://doc.celantur.com/container/usage/rest-api-v1-mode) ([sync](https://doc.celantur.com/usage/rest-api-v1-mode#sychronous-processing) and [async](https://doc.celantur.com/usage/rest-api-v1-mode#asynchronous-processing))
  * [TCP Mode](https://doc.celantur.com/container/usage/tcp-mode)
* [Extract Segmentation Masks and Metadata](https://doc.celantur.com/container/usage/segmentation-masks-and-metadata)&#x20;
* [Customize Blurring](https://doc.celantur.com/container/usage/customize-blurring) appearance
* [CPU mode](https://doc.celantur.com/container/usage/using-cpu-only)&#x20;

## Anonymize Images and Videos

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* Install Celantur Container according to the [installation guide](https://doc.celantur.com/container/requirements-and-installation/installation-on-linux).&#x20;
* `celantur.sh` script is used to start the Docker Container.
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### Quickstart

* Run `mkdir input`
* Copy some images into the `input` directory.
* Run `bash celantur.sh -a person -a license-plate`
* Check the anonymized in the `output` directory.&#x20;

For different image types and resolutions, e.g. panoramas, drone images, check out [recommended-parameters](https://doc.celantur.com/container/usage/recommended-parameters "mention").

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When starting with a demo of Celantur Container, our team will send you a customized code sample.
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## What's New&#x20;

Celantur Container receives continuous improvements and new features. Read more about past and recent releases in the [Release Notes](https://doc.celantur.com/container/release-notes).


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