Enterprise

# Connect the Console

> Install the Synnax Console app, add a Synnax Core to it, and log in.

The Synnax Console app runs on Windows and macOS and keeps a list of the Synnax Cores you connect to. Each Core also serves the Console to a web browser. For the hardware the Console needs, see [Console hardware](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/requirements#console-hardware).

## Install the Console app

Download the latest release for your operating system:

[Download Synnax Console](https://github.com/synnaxlabs/synnax/releases/download/console/v0.60.1/Synnax_0.60.1_aarch64.dmg) v0.60.1 for macOS

[Download Synnax Console](https://github.com/synnaxlabs/synnax/releases/download/console/v0.60.1/Synnax_0.60.1_x64-setup.exe) v0.60.1 for Windows

Earlier versions are on the [Synnax releases page](https://github.com/synnaxlabs/synnax/releases).

## Add a Core

The **Cores** list starts with two Cores: **Local**, a Core on this computer at `localhost:9090`, and **Demo**. If your Core runs on this computer on port 9090, skip to [log in](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/console#log-in).

1. In the **Cores** list, click **Add a Core**.
2. Enter a name for the Core.
3. Enter the **Host** and the **Port** of the Core. The default port is 9090.
4. If the Core uses TLS, turn on **Secure**. For a Core with a self-signed certificate, first [install its certificate](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/certificates) on this computer.
5. Click **Connect**.

The Core shows in the list. **Connected** means the Core answered. **Unreachable** means it did not answer or has no active license. To see the reason, hover over the status.

To change a Core, right-click it in the list and select **Edit**, **Rename**, **Refresh connection**, or **Remove**.

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## Log in

1. In the **Cores** list, click the Core.
2. Enter your **Username** and **Password**.
3. Click **Log in**.

The root user of a new Core is `synnax` with the password `seldon`, unless the Core started with other [`--username` and `--password`](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/cli-reference#start) values. Other users get their credentials from the person who [registered them](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/users).

The Console uses your password once to log in and does not store it. It keeps the session in the operating system keychain, so it connects again without the password until you log out or the session expires. On Linux, the keychain is the Secret Service (GNOME Keyring or KWallet). Without one, the Console asks for the password on each launch.

After you log in, the Console shows your projects. For a Core without a license, it shows an activation screen instead. See [activate from the Console](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/license#activate-from-the-console).

The Console opens on the login form of the last Core you used. To select a different Core, click at the top left.

## Use the Console in a browser

1. In a web browser, go to the address of the Core, for example `http://synnax.example.com:9090`. For a Core with TLS, use `https://`.
2. Enter your **Username** and **Password**, then click **Log in**.

The browser Console keeps its session in a cookie. Browsers send this cookie to every port on the host, so give a Core that serves the browser Console a hostname it does not share with untrusted services.

The browser Console connects to the Core that serves it. For a Core with a self-signed certificate, the browser warns about the certificate until you [install the certificate](https://docs.synnaxlabs.com/reference/enterprise/certificates) on your computer.