# Installation

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**Requirement:** You need to be an Intercom admin
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1. Install Birdie from [Intercom Marketplace →](https://www.intercom.com/app-store/?app_package_code=zest-app)
2. Once installed, <mark style="color:green;">`Connect`</mark> Birdie app to your Birdie workspace:

   * if you **don't** have a Birdie account yet, use your professional email
   * if you **already** have a Birdie account, use the same email address. &#x20;

   *(Note: If logged into Birdie workspace, skip step 2)*

Here is the installation walkthrough:

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### Add Birdie to your sidebar

Be sure to add Birdie to your sidebar. To do so, go to your Intercom inbox → select "edit app," → pin Birdie.

Here is how:

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<summary>What happens if IP restrictions are enabled?</summary>

Just allow the following IPs: <mark style="color:green;">`18.189.92.93`</mark> and <mark style="color:green;">`3.20.198.186`</mark>&#x20;

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<summary>Why does Birdie override my background color with the Intercom background color?</summary>

If you are using Birdie with Intercom, Birdie will override the background color with the Intercom background color to ensure a seamless integration. This way, customers will feel that Birdie is a natural part of the Intercom flow.

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