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# Initial setup
Once the Portainer Server has been deployed, and you have navigated to the instance's URL, you are ready for the initial setup.
## Creating the first user
Your first user will be an administrator. The username defaults to `admin` but you can change it if you prefer. The password must be at least 12 characters long and meet the listed password requirements.
<figure><img src="../../../.gitbook/assets/2.32-initial-setup-username.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
## Connecting Portainer to your environments
Once the admin user has been created, the **Environment Wizard** will automatically launch. The wizard will help get you started with Portainer.
<figure><img src="../../../.gitbook/assets/2.32-initial-setup-welcome-ce.png" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>
The installation process automatically detects your local environment and sets it up for you. If you want to add additional environments to manage with this Portainer instance, click **Add Environments**. Otherwise, click **Get Started** to start using Portainer!