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title: "2. Launch the Gateway"
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# 2. Launch the Gateway

> The Ignition Gateway is a web server. When it is running, you access it through a web browser in just 2 steps.

The default login credentials for the Gateway are:
*username*: **admin**
*password*: **password**

1. Figure out the IP address of the computer you installed Ignition on. If this computer is the one Ignition is installed on, then you can use **localhost** instead of the IP.
 
2. Open up a web browser and go to this address: **http://ipaddress:8088** and it will bring up the Gateway Homepage. If you are using localhost, it will look like this: **http://localhost:8088**

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The first time you go to the Gateway Homepage, it shows you 5 common steps to help you get started. You can follow along with these steps and/or with this step-by-step walk through, they follow the same basic workflow. [Learn more about the Gateway Webpage here](gateway/gateway.md).