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# Add a License

Unpack and launch GridGain Control Center, create the administrator account, and upload your license.

When you start working with Control Center, our Sales Team will provide you with a copy of the latest release of Control Center. To start working with it:

1. Unpack the archive into a directory of your choice.
2. Launch Control Center by running `control-center.sh` (or `control-center.bat` for Windows) in the installation directory.

On the initial launch, Control Center provides a link to be used for creating an administrator account.

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Follow the link, fill out the fields on the page that opens, and click **Sign up**. You are now logged into Control Center as an administrator.

![](https://2850516351-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkuTXWg0NDbRx6XUeYpGD%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-dc456511704a16ed5c5a69923ff60220931026db%2Fcc-getting-started-sign-up.png?alt=media)

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Control Center does not require a license to start, and you can attach a cluster right away. Control Center is licensed in one of two ways:

* If the license of the attached cluster includes Control Center, no separate license is needed for that cluster.
* Otherwise, upload a Control Center license. If necessary, get the license file from our sales team. Open **Admin** > **License**, click **Upload Control Center license**, and select the license file.

If the selected cluster is not licensed for Control Center, a banner links administrators to the **License** page. See [Managing License](/docs/tools/enterprise/control-center/admin-guide/license.md).

Once Control Center is licensed, it is available for any user to work with.

![](https://2850516351-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FkuTXWg0NDbRx6XUeYpGD%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-383d77c61733fd83a6f55be940c82c7aad0127f0%2Fcc-getting-started-add_license.png?alt=media)

Now Control Center is available for any user to work with.

* [Connect a pre-made cluster](/docs/tools/enterprise/control-center/getting-started/demo.md)

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