# How do I sign in to my CloudPanel panel?

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

1. In the panel, open **My servers** and click your server.
2. On the **Overview** tab, wait for the **App** row to say "CloudPanel is ready". The page refreshes itself.
3. Open the link in the **Panel address** row. Your browser warns about a self-signed certificate; this is your own server, so you can continue. Enter the details from the **Login** and **Password** rows.

## Your first site

1. Point your domain's A record to your server's IP address.
2. On the **Sites** page, click **Add Site**. Choose PHP, Node.js, Python or a static site.
3. Get a Let's Encrypt certificate from the site's **SSL/TLS** tab.

## Good to know

- The panel runs on port **8443**. **80** and **443** are open for the web and **22** for SSH.
- The database is MariaDB. You create users and databases from the site's **Databases** tab.
- The admin account is created during installation, so the sign-up screen is never left open.

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