# Starting the Discovery Framework

You start the Discovery Framework by starting your application server, going to the portal in your Web browser, and logging in.

The default login is test@endeca.com, and the default password is test.

## Getting started checklist

Keep the following points in mind when you start up the Discovery Framework:

- Before logging in to the Discovery Framework for the first time, make sure you have a data source in place. For more information, see the topic "Creating a default.json file" later in this section.
- Make sure to edit the host and port settings in default.json to match your configuration.