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description: Learn how to sign in to Grafana
title: Sign in to Grafana
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# Sign in to Grafana

This topic describes how to sign in to Grafana.

## Before you begin

- [Install Grafana]({{< relref "./installation" >}})

## Steps

To sign in to Grafana for the first time, follow these steps:

1. Open your web browser and go to root URL specified in [Grafana configuration file]({{< relref "./configure-grafana" >}}).

   Unless you have configured Grafana differently, it is set to use `http://localhost:3000` by default.

1. On the signin page, enter `admin` for username and password.
1. Click **Sign in**.

   If successful, you will see a prompt to change the password.

1. Click **OK** on the prompt and change your password.

> **Note:** We strongly recommend that you change the default administrator password.
