# Get started with License Manager
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To use AWS License Manager, you must first complete onboarding steps. The following procedure walks you through the onboarding steps in the AWS Management Console.

**Get started with License Manager**

1. Open the License Manager console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/license-manager/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/license-manager/).

1. You are prompted to configure permissions for License Manager and its supporting services. Follow the directions to configure the required permissions.

1. With the initial setup complete, you can proceed with using License Manager for your desired [License Manager use cases](license-manager.md#license-manager-use-cases).

For more information on managing permissions for users, groups, and roles to utilize License Manager while following AWS best practices, see [Identity and access management for License Manager](identity-access-management.md). For more information about setting up your Amazon EC2 resources that integrate with License Manager, see [Set up to use Amazon EC2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/get-set-up-for-amazon-ec2.html) in the *Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud User Guide*.