# How do I sign in to my aaPanel panel?

https://www.seturack.com/en/knowledgebase/article/how-do-i-sign-in-to-my-aapanel-panel

1. In the panel, open **My servers** and click your server.
2. On the **Overview** tab, wait for the **App** row to say "aaPanel is ready". The page refreshes itself.
3. Open the link in the **Panel address** row. Enter the details from the **Login** and **Password** rows.

## First steps

1. On first sign-in the panel asks which software to install. Choose Nginx or Apache, PHP and MySQL. This takes a few minutes.
2. On the **Website** page, add your domain with **Add site**.
3. Get a Let's Encrypt certificate from the site's **SSL** tab.

## Good to know

- If your browser warns about the certificate, this is your own server, so you can continue.
- The path at the end of the panel address is different on every server and is there for security. Use the address exactly as shown.
- The panel runs on port **7800**. You manage the firewall on the **Security** page.

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