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layout: documentation
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title: Getting Started - First Steps
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# First Steps
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The following instructions will guide you through the initial steps after first installing openHAB.
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[[toc]]
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## Create the Admin User
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Once openHAB is installed and started, launch the user interface by navigating to `http://localhost:8080` (if not running locally, replace localhost with the server's address or hostname accordingly).
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If you installed from the openHABian image, you can use `http://openhabian:8080`.
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By default, the administration pages can only be accessed if you are logged in with an administrator account.
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Since there are no users yet, openHAB will ask you to create an administrator account.
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### Add geographic information
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After creating an admin user, you will be guided through a first-time setup wizard.
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Start by setting your language, region, and time zone. You can also set your location, or skip this step and complete it later.
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### Install add-ons
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You now have the option to install openHAB add-ons.
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The openHAB system does an automatic scan to discover home automation equipment and software on your PC and LAN.
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Based on the scan result it recommends suggested add-ons to install.
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You can modify the list of add-ons.
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However do this only if you already know that you will need specific add-ons (e.g. if you're upgrading from an older openHAB system).
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Or skip this step if you prefer to install add-ons individually later.
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You can always install/remove add-ons in the future so you can modify and improve your system over time.
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After finishing the wizard you will get a welcome message and be redirected to your dashboard.
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### Log into the dashboard
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You'll be automatically logged into your dashboard using your administrator when the setup wizard is completed.
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openHAB doesn't require you to sign in, but you can only access the settings if you're logged in as an administrator.
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Currently the only way to add additional users or manage existing ones (including changing passwords and attributing roles) is with the [Console]({{base}}/administration/console.html).
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## Modify Settings
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You already completed the required steps of choosing your language, region, and time zone in the setup wizard, and are now logged in as an administrator.
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If you didn't add a geographic location during setup, you can do so via the Settings.
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You can also set your preferred measurement system (openHAB defaults to the Metric system).
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### Set your geographic location (latitude and longitude) and measurement system
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1. In the left-hand menu under Administration, select Settings to open the Settings page.
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1. Under System Settings, select Regional Settings.
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1. Under Location, click the Map button to add your geographic coordinates.
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1. If you also want to set your measurement system, click "Show advanced" and choose between Metric and Imperial.
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## Additional Settings
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The following settings are available but not covered by this tutorial.
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Setting | Purpose
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Network Settings | Configure the default networks OH listens on and broadcasts on, IPV6, etc.
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Audio | Configure the default microphone and audio destination
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Ephemeris | Configure day types (e.g. which days of the week are weekends) and import your locale's holidays. Can be used in rules.
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API Security | Allows Basic Auth to be used for accessing protected parts of the openHAB API. By default an authorization token or OAuth2 is required.
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Addon Management | Choose whether to download add-ons when they are installed or use a locally stored collection of all the add-ons.
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Persistence | Set the system-wide default persistence engine.
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Json Storage | Settings for the automatic backup of UI generated configs.
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Inbox | Settings that affect how Items are shown and approved in the Inbox where discovered Things appear.
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Charts | Default settings for generated charts.
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Voice | Settings for voice-to-text, text-to-voice and human language processing.
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Other Services | The items that appear here will change based on the set of add-ons installed. These are places to configure those bindings and capabilities (e.g. set up the connection for InfluxDB Persistence).
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