= Accessing the {openshift} web console

Access the {ocp} web console by using your web browser.

Access the cluster by using either the `kubeadmin` or `developer` user.
Use the `developer` user for creating projects or {openshift} applications and for application deployment.
Use the `kubeadmin` user only for administrative tasks such as creating new users or setting roles.

.Prerequisites
* {prod} is configured to use the {openshift} preset.
For more information, see link:{crc-gsg-url}#changing-the-selected-preset_gsg[Changing the selected preset].
* A running {prod} instance.
For more information, see link:{crc-gsg-url}#starting-the-instance_gsg[Starting the instance].

.Procedure
. To access the {ocp} web console with your default web browser, run the following command:
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$ {bin} console
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. Log in as the `developer` user with the password printed in the output of the [command]`{bin} start` command.
You can also view the password for the `developer` and `kubeadmin` users by running the following command:
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$ {bin} console --credentials
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See link:{crc-gsg-url}#troubleshooting_gsg[Troubleshooting {prod}] if you cannot access the {ocp} cluster managed by {prod}.

.Additional resources
* The link:https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/latest/applications/projects/working-with-projects.html[{ocp} documentation] covers the creation of projects and applications.
