# First Run

If you've just finished installing DomainMOD and are wondering how to start using it, this section is for you. We'll walk you through the first few steps you need to take with a new installation, and after completing the steps below you'll be ready to start adding your domains.

If you haven't installed DomainMOD yet, please see the Getting Started section.

## Login

The first thing you need to do is login to your new DomainMOD installation. The default username and password are admin, and after you login for the first time you'll be prompted to change your password, which you should do immediately.

The admin account that gets created during installation has full control of your DomainMOD installation, so you should store the password in a safe place.

## Assets

After you've logged in you'll need to add a couple pieces of information to the system before you can start adding your domains. We'll refer to these pieces of information as Assets, and they're the building blocks of DomainMOD. Assets include things like the domain registrars that you use, your domain registrar accounts, the categories you want to use for grouping similar domains, and so on.

Since every domain must have an owner and belong to a domain registrar and domain registrar account, these are the first Assets that you'll need to add to DomainMOD. The easiest way to proceed with the next steps is to think of one of your domain registrar accounts and use its details as you walk through the below sections.

## Add An Owner

Although recommended, adding an owner at this stage is optional. If you don't add one now you can use the default owner, "[no owner]" for the remaining steps on this page, and you can then go back later and edit the default owner.

The owner should be whoever owns the registrar account that you're going to add, whether it's an individual's name or a company name.

1. Click on Assets on the main menu.

2. Click on Account Owners on the Assets list.

3. Click the Add Owner button.

4. Enter the Owner's Name.

5. Click the Add Owner button.

## Add A Domain Registrar

1. Click on Assets on the main menu.

2. Click on Domain Registrars on the Assets list.

3. Click the Add Registrar button.

4. Enter the Registrar's Name. (Optional) Fill in the other fields on the page.

5. If you have access to this domain registrar's API you should select the registrar on the dropdown list in the API Support section.

6. Click the Add Domain Registrar button.

## Add A Domain Registrar Account

1. Click on Assets on the main menu.

2. Click on Domain Registrar Accounts on the Assets list.

3. Click the Add Registrar Account button.

4. Choose the domain registrar and account owner that this registrar account belongs to, and enter the registrar account's username. (Optional) Fill in the other fields on the page.

   Warning

   The registrar account password is stored in plain text in the database, and for security reasons we don't actually recommend saving it here, though we give you the option for your convenience.

5. If you have access to this registrar's API you can fill in your API access information in the API Credentials section.

6. Click the Add Registrar Account button.

## Start Adding Domains

Congratulations, you've now added all of the required Assets to DomainMOD and you're ready to start adding your domains!

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