.. _Obtaining Password and Logging in to |product_name|:

Obtaining Password and Logging in to |product_name|
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After launching the instance, you need to obtain the default |product_name| admin panel password, which is stored inside the instance in ``/.initial-admin-password``.

You can access the instance via SSH, using the previously generated key. For example, on Linux or Mac:

::

   # chmod 400 astor-23.pem
   # ssh -i astor-23.pem cloud-user@ec2-18-197-117-93.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com
   # cat /.initial-admin-password

Alternatively, you can access the password file via SFTP. For example, on Windows and Mac, you can use a program like CyberDuck:

#. Click **Open Connection**.

#. Fill out the connection details: select **SFTP** as protocol, paste the instance hostname, enter user name ``cloud-user``, and specify the previously generated key.

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#. Click **Connect** and accept the server fingerprint.

#. Navigate to the home directory, i.e. ``/home/cloud-user``.

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#. The password file is hidden, so click **View** > **Show Hidden Files** in order to make it visible in the SFTP client.

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#. Download and open the password file ``.initial-admin-password``.

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Using the password, log in to the |product_name| admin panel as ``admin`` at the instance hostname and port 8888. For example, https://ec2-18-197-117-93.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com:8888/.

Take note of the following:

#. Consider changing the password to one that you will remember and that will be complex enough to resist a brute-force attack.

#. The instance will be using a self-signed certificate by default, so you will need to either accept it in the web browser or upload a valid certificate issued by a trusted authority.

Normally, the first step after installing |product_name| is to create a storage cluster. This is done automatically, however, when you launch an instance with |product_name| on Amazon EC2, so you can proceed directly to setting up Backup Gateway.