# Configure the content provider

Configuring a content provider is an essential step for logging in to OpenIAM. A [**Content provider**](/getting-started/concepts.md) is an alias that represents a domain. It can be associated with UI themes, authentication policies, and more.

<table><thead><tr><th width="207.33331298828125">Name</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Content Provider Name</td><td>You can think of a content provider as an alias that represents a domain. For this setup, enter a value such as: Default CP.</td></tr><tr><td>Domain Pattern</td><td>This field is prefilled. It should be the IP address or host DNS name of the instance where OpenIAM has been installed.</td></tr><tr><td>Application supports SSL?</td><td>This setting determines whether the OpenIAM application will be accessed over HTTP or HTTPS. Unless you have already configured the certificate, select <code>Support on HTTP</code>. You can update this later.</td></tr><tr><td>Application servers</td><td>This is the location of the OpenIAM service layer that the UI and rProxy use to communicate. In most cases, the default value is correct.</td></tr></tbody></table>

<figure><img src="https://docs.openiam.com/docs-2026.3.1/static/095f552f0fc14a81d6bcec8be3692470/a016c/content-provider-rpm.png" alt="Content provider setup"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

After setting up the content provider, you will be taken to the challenge questions page. These questions are used to reset your admin account if you get locked out.

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You can update the password policy later. At that time, you can decide whether to use challenge questions or another recovery method.
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<figure><img src="https://docs.openiam.com/docs-2026.3.1/static/cb10e4db7d02acc67789c78edfece801/f3c12/challengequestions.png" alt="Challenge questions"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

After completing these steps, you will be taken to the admin console landing page. Give the system about 5 minutes to refresh the internal cache.

<figure><img src="https://docs.openiam.com/docs-2026.3.1/static/660795e3721a67546447d34dd251f0e4/f21e7/landing-page.png" alt="Admin console landing page" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

### Next step

Continue to [Access Grafana and Prometheus](/installing-openiam/access-grafana-and-prometheus.md).


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