---
title: User interfaces
description: Configure and manage PingIDM through the admin UI and end-user UI, including setup and access considerations
component: pingidm
version: 8
page_id: pingidm:setup-guide:chap-ui
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/8.1/setup-guide/chap-ui.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
keywords: ["Setup & Configuration", "User Interface"]
superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingidm/8.1/setup-guide/chap-ui.html
section_ids:
  idm-enduser-ui-overview: End-user UI
---

# User interfaces

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|   | To use any IDM UI in a production environment, it must only be accessed in an HTTPS context. You can accomplish this using a separate server (such as an SSL-terminating reverse proxy) or directly configuring the web server hosting the UI files to support HTTPS. The specific implementation choice for using HTTPS is outside the scope of this documentation. |

The admin UI provides a graphical interface for most aspects of the IDM configuration. If IDM is installed on the local system, access the admin UI at `https://localhost:8443/admin`.

You can use the browser-based admin UI for configuring and managing users and roles, setting up synchronization between resources, configuring connectors, and more.

## End-user UI

The IDM end-user UI provides role-based access to specific tasks and allows users to manage certain aspects of their own accounts. You can download it as a separate artifact from the [Backstage download site](https://backstage.pingidentity.com/downloads) and serve it from either:

* A standalone Nginx server

* A Docker container built from the included `Dockerfile`

Learn more in [Install the end-user UI](idm-enduser-ui.html).

After installation, you can access the IDM end-user UI at the Nginx host and port (for example, `http://localhost:8083`).

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|   | Browser ad blocker extensions can inadvertently block some UI functionality, particularly if your configuration includes strings such as `ad`. For example, a connection to an Active Directory server might be configured at the endpoint `system/ad`. To avoid problems related to blocked UI functionality, remove the extension, or configure a safelist to ensure access to the targeted endpoints. |