# How can I use ares-install to put an app on a Simulator? **URL:** \ **Category:** SDK\ **Created:** [March 22, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/how-can-i-use-ares-install-to-put-an-app-on-a-simulator/2476 "2023-03-22T18:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![user1924](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bbce88/32.png) [@user1924](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/user1924)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/how-can-i-use-ares-install-to-put-an-app-on-a-simulator/2476/1 "2023-03-22T18:07:24Z")
- os version: Ubuntu 22.04 - cli version: webOS TV CLI Version: 1.12.4-j27 - Simulator version: 23 [The page for the simulator](https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/tools/simulator-introduction) says: > ### Interwork with webOS TV CLI and VS Code extension > > You can run your app directly through webOS TV CLI or VS Code Extension. Great! How? Can I use a `ares-setup-device` command to point at a Simulator, and then can I use a `ares-install` command to install my app on the Simulator? I’m able to install my app on the Simulator by using the UI using File \> Launch App, but I’d like to do this in a cli/programmatic way. Is this possible yet? ---
**Author:** ![narae0.kim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@narae0.kim](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/u/narae0.kim)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2023, 2:11am UTC](https://forum.webostv.developer.lge.com/t/how-can-i-use-ares-install-to-put-an-app-on-a-simulator/2476/2 "2023-03-27T02:11:48Z")
The webOS TV Simulator does not use .ipk. Therefore, the ares-install command is not required. Use only the ares-launch command. For more information, please refer to [Test on the Simulator](https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/tools/cli-dev-guide#test-on-the-simulator) and [Launch the app on the Simulator](https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/tools/vsce-dev-guide#launch-the-app-on-the-simulator). Thank you.