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title: Overview
description: "Information in the **Project Management cell** is related to the setup and maintenance of the hive, projects, users and security. The PM Cell needs to be installed prior to the other i2b2 Core cells. **Chapter 5. Table of Contents** ######…"
url: "https://i2b2.org/docs/chapter-5-project-management-pm-cell-install/"
updated: "2026-09-15"
category: "i2b2 Installation Guide / Chapter 4. Server Install Guide / B. Legacy Approach - Build Each Cell from Source / Chapter 5. Project Management (PM) Cell Install"
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# Overview

Information in the **Project Management cell** is related to the setup and maintenance of the hive, projects, users and security. The PM Cell needs to be installed prior to the other i2b2 Core cells.

  **Chapter 5. Table of Contents**

###### [5.6 Start Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-6-start-services/)

###### [5.1 Prerequisites](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-1-prerequisites/)

###### [5.2 PM Installation Overview](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-2-pm-installation-overview/)

- [5.2.1 Source Code and Directory Structure](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-2-1-source-code-and-directory-structure/)

###### [5.5 Deployment](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-5-deployment/)

###### [5.4 Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-4-configuration/)

- [5.4.2 Data Source Configuration](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-4-2-data-source-configuration/)
- [5.4.1 Configure the PM Build Properties](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-4-1-configure-the-pm-build-properties/)

###### [5.7 Verify PM Installation](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-7-verify-pm-installation/)

###### [5.3 Stop Services](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-3-stop-services/)

###### [5.8 Next Steps](https://i2b2.org/docs/5-8-next-steps/)