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=== Logging into the admin console

After you create the initial admin account, you can log in to the admin console.  In this console, you add users and register applications to be secured by {project_name}.

.Prerequisites

* You have an admin account for the admin console.

.Procedure
. Click the *Administration Console* link on the *Welcome* page or go directly to http://localhost:8080/auth/admin/ (the console URL). 
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[NOTE]
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The Administration Console is generally referred to as the admin console for short in {project_name} documentation.
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. Enter the username and password you created on the *Welcome* page to open the  *admin console*.
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.Admin console login screen
image:images/admin-login.png[]
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The initial screen for the admin console appears.
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.Admin console
image:{project_images}/admin-console.png[]

.Next steps

Now that you can log into the admin console, you can begin creating realms where administrators can create users and give them access to applications. For more details, see xref:_first-steps[Creating a realm and a user].