You can access the Management Console both as a site administrator and as an unauthenticated user.

As a site administrator

  1. Sign into your GitHub Enterprise appliance as a site administrator.

  2. Octocat iconIn the upper-left corner of any page, click .

  3. Rocket ship iconIn the upper-right corner of the page, click .

  4. Management console tabOn the left side of the page, click Management console.

You should now see the Management Console:

Management Console

As an unauthenticated user

  1. Open the following URL in your browser (using your actual GitHub Enterprise hostname or IP address):

    http(s)://hostname/setup
    
  2. Upload license fileIf the Management Console is locked, you will be asked to authenticate yourself. Click Upload license file to select your license, or drag your license onto Upload license file from your local filesystem.

  3. ContinueClick Continue.

You should now see the Management Console:

Management Console

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