---
title: Signing on to the PingAuthorize admin console
description: Access the administrative console to verify the server configuration and manage the server settings.
component: pingauthorize
version: 11.0
page_id: pingauthorize:pingauthorize_server_administration_guide:paz_sign_onto_admin_console
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingauthorize/11.0/pingauthorize_server_administration_guide/paz_sign_onto_admin_console.html
revdate: April 28, 2025
section_ids:
  steps: Steps
  steps-2: Steps
---

# Signing on to the PingAuthorize admin console

After deploying or installing the server, access the PingAuthorize admin console to verify the server configuration and manage server settings.

* Docker deployment

* Manual installation

When using Docker containers, the containers must be on the same Docker network to communicate properly.

### Steps

1. Start the admin console.

   The following command uses the `~/.pingidentity/config` environment file to configure common environment variables. Learn more in the [Ping DevOps documentation](https://developer.pingidentity.com/devops/get-started/configVars.html).

   ```shell
   docker run \
     --env-file ~/.pingidentity/config \
     --name pingdataconsole \
     --detach \
     --env BRANDING_APP_NAME="PingAuthorize Admin Console" \
     --publish 5443:8443 \
     --tmpfs /run/secrets \
     pingidentity/pingdataconsole:<TAG>
   ```

   The Docker image \<TAG> used in the example is only a placeholder. You can find actual tag values in [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/pingidentity/pingdataconsole).

2. Go to https\://\<host>:\<port>/console and sign on using the following information.

   |   |                                                                                   |
   | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   |   | Given the example `docker run` command used in step 1, the \<port> would be 5443. |

   * **Server**: `pingauthorize:1636`

   * **Username**: `administrator`

   * **Password**: `2FederateM0re`

|   |                                                                                                                                             |
| - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|   | If submitting the form results in a `"Server unavailable"` error, wait longer for the containers to reach an equilibrium `"healthy"` state. |

### Steps

1. Start the PingAuthorize Server.

   ```shell
   <server-root>/bin/start-server
   ```

2. To access the admin console, go to https\://\<host>:\<port>/console.

   The default port is `8443`.

3. In the **Username** and **Password** fields, enter the initial root user distinguished name (DN) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
   \<p>A name uniquely identifying an object within the hierarchy of a directory tree.\</p>
   \</div>)* and root user password specified during setup.

   The default DN is `cn=Directory Manager`.