# Account on Ruby

**URL:** <https://discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/t/account-on-ruby/21526>\
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**Created:** [5 May 2022 19:51 UTC](https://discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/t/account-on-ruby/21526 "2022-05-05T19:51:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brendon\_Hatcher](https://discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/user_avatar/discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/brendon_hatcher/32/12769_2.png) [@Brendon\_Hatcher](https://discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/u/Brendon_Hatcher)\
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Ruby is not installed on your PC.  
You login via a local web address.  
If you try to install it on your own computer, it will ask for a serial number, and you will still not be able to control the laser.

The details are covered under the heading “Working remotely” in the [Ruby user manual](https://discourse.southlondonmakerspace.org/t/trotec-ruby-software-user-manual/20164).  
However, I am increasingly of the opinion that the remote access is only useful for training, not for actually cutting anything.

If you don’t already have a Ruby username, you can only get one when one of the laser techs is at the Laser PC.

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