> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://anaconda.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting started with JupyterHub

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## Log in to JupyterHub

1. Navigate to your Jupyter URL and click **Sign in with Anaconda Cloud**.
2. Enter your Anaconda.com credentials and click **Log In**.
3. If necessary, click **Start my server** to launch Jupyter.

   <Note>
     If you are already logged into `anaconda.com/app`, selecting **Sign in with Anaconda Cloud** signs you in automatically.
   </Note>

## Create an environment

Before you begin working in a notebook, create an <Tooltip tip="A self-contained, isolated space for installing and running software packages.">environment</Tooltip> to use as your notebook's <Tooltip tip="The interpreter and other behind-the-scenes systems that run your code.">kernel</Tooltip>. To learn the basics of working with conda environments, see [Environments](/getting-started/working-with-conda/environments).

<Note>
  If you do not create an environment before you attempt to download <Tooltip tip="Software files and information about the software, such as its name, version, and description, bundled into a file that can be installed and managed by a package manager.">packages</Tooltip>, an error occurs. This protects the base `/opt/jupyterhub` environment.
</Note>

<Tip>
  If you want your environment to be shown as a tile on the JupyterLab launch page, include the `ipykernel` package in your environment:

  ```sh Example theme={null}
  conda create --name custom_env ipykernel python=<VERSION>
  ```

  <Comments>
    Replace \<VERSION> with your preferred version of Python.
  </Comments>
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## JupyterLab

New to JupyterLab? [View the official JupyterLab documentation here](https://jupyterlab.readthedocs.io/en/stable/).