> ## 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.

# Post-install configuration

Once you have successully completed the browser-based or command-line installation,
there are a few additional steps to take before beginning to use the platform.

## Final configuration steps

1. The installation process will have installed self-signed SSL certificates to encrypt web traffic. While these certificates can be used on a temporary basis to get started, you will want to replace them with non-self-signed SSL certificates for production operation. See [Updating TLS/SSL certificates](./certs) for information on how to change them.

2. (Gravity only) To add worker nodes to the cluster, follow the instructions here: [Adding and removing nodes (Gravity)](../admin/resources/add-remove-node)

3. *Wait for the application to fully stabilize.* Anaconda Enterprise can take up to 30 minutes to fully finish loading, depending upon the performance of the cluster network and attached disks. You might be able to log in to the main UI immediately, but sessions and deployments will not be ready to start. To confirm that the cluster is fully loaded, run the following command from the master node:

   ```
   watch kubectl get pods
   ```

   The output will look something like this:

   ```
   Every 2.0s: kubectl get   pods                                             aip2: Sat Jan 22   22:21:24 2022

   NAME                                                           READY   STATUS              RESTARTS   AGE
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-auth-5c7d6589f7-4fh9m                   1/1     Running             0          8m29s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-auth-api-cbc8c54df-946pj                1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-auth-escrow-57c49f66d5-fnjwx            1/1     Running             0          8m29s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-deploy-5c7dbbd7b-l777x                  1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-docs-5df4f8744c-8qwll                   1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-git-storage-8597677fbf-dffjn            2/2     Running             0          8m29s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-object-storage-54bf8b568b-f5nz7         1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-operation-controller-67cdb6cdbb-rfph9   1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-repository-95cb86f85-chbt9              1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-storage-57668b8765-5r64r                1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-ui-56c798bbcb-lrtsh                     1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-ap-workspace-7ff495c5dd-mg42z              1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-app-images-qbtvv                           0/3     ContainerCreating   0          8m29s
   anaconda-enterprise-nginx-ingress-rc-sj55d                     1/1     Running             3          8m29s
   anaconda-enterprise-operation-images-f2bmn                     1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-postgres-7b947455cf-bd667                  1/1     Running             0          8m28s
   anaconda-enterprise-redis-77d49d5777-22rk4                     1/1     Running             0          8m27s
   generate-certs-dfmsj                                           0/1     Completed           0          8m28s
   ```

   Wait for every pod to indicate a status of either `Running` or `Completed`. The `app-images` pods will be the last to stabilize. You can exit the `watch` command at any time with `ctrl-C`.

## Testing your installation

Once the application has fully loaded, you can do the following to verify that your installation succeeded.

1. Access the Anaconda Enterprise console by entering the URL of your AE server in a web browser: `https://anaconda.example.com`, replacing `anaconda.example.com` with the fully qualified domain name of the host server.
2. Login with the default username and password `anaconda-enterprise` / `anaconda-enterprise`. After testing your installation, update the credentials for this default login. See [Configuring user access](../admin/user-mgmt/main) for more information.

You can verify a successful installation by doing any or all of the following:

* [Creating](../data-science-workflows/projects/main) a new project and starting an editing session
* [Deploying](../data-science-workflows/deployments/project) a project
* [Generating a token](../data-science-workflows/deployments/share) from a deployment

<Note>
  Some of the sample projects can only be deployed after [mirroring the package repository](../admin/chan-pkg/mirror). To test your installation without doing this first, you can deploy the “Hello Anaconda Enterprise” sample project.
</Note>

**Next steps:**

Now that you’ve completed these *essential* steps, you can do any of the following optional steps:

* [Install the Anaconda Enterprise CLI](./ae-cli).
* [Install conda for package mirroring](./conda).
* [Install Livy server for Hadoop Spark access](./livy-server).
* [Set TLS/SSL certificates](./certs) for the platform.

One important thing to do is to change the default login credentials for both Anaconda Enterprise itself, and the Keycloak account management mechanism. These defaults are

* Primary UI: username `anaconda-enterprise`, password `anaconda-enterprise`
* Keycloak UI: username `admin`, password `admin`

Both should be changed as soon as possible. The Keycloak credentials can be accessed from the “User Management” entry in the master dropdown menu. keeping the `anaconda-enterprise` user in place, but changing its password, so that it can be used in the future for certain cluster administration functions.