# 6. Post-installation tasks

## &#x20;Creating your first administrator account

In a browser, open <http://localhost/launchpad>. You should see a form with email and password fields. Fill these in with the credentials you want to use as the administrator account, then click **Register**.

<figure><img src="/files/i9QHSAYixJjG8rWLBvGc" alt=""><figcaption><p>Overleaf Launchpad</p></figcaption></figure>

Then click the link to go to the login page (<http://localhost/login>). Enter the credentials. Once you're logged in, you'll see the welcome page.

<figure><img src="/files/byogmhiHHsJF0O2aQePw" alt=""><figcaption><p>Overleaf welcome page</p></figcaption></figure>

Click the green button at the bottom of the page to start using Overleaf.

## Creating your first example project

Open <http://localhost/project> in your browser and you will see a button prompting you to create your first project.

<figure><img src="/files/IFgPszdbsOogifTIuTtU" alt=""><figcaption><p>Welcome to Overleaf!</p></figcaption></figure>

Click this button, select **Example Project,** and follow the on-screen instructions.

You will be taken to the new project, where you will see a text editor and a PDF preview.

<figure><img src="/files/2jp0Bu5Zr5kTNHX7AR0q" alt=""><figcaption><p>Overleaf Editor</p></figcaption></figure>

To finish you can click on the **Home** icon to return to your projects page.


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