Step 1 – Your First Login

Log into octoja for the first time and find your way around

Written By Erdinc Akay

Last updated 28 days ago

Welcome to octoja! This guide walks you through your first login and getting oriented in the interface.

Before you start

  • The octoja URL from your IT team

  • Your email address (this is also your username)

  • A password set for you by your administrator

Steps

  1. Open your browser — for the best experience, we recommend Google Chrome. Other Chromium-based browsers such as Microsoft Edge are fully supported too. Browsers outside the Chromium family (for example Firefox or Safari) are not fully supported: the login page shows a blocking warning that you have to acknowledge before continuing, and some features may not work as expected. See Supported Browsers for details.

  2. Navigate to the octoja URL provided by your IT team.

  3. Enter your credentials — email address and password in the login form, then click the Sign in button (lavender on the stock octoja brand; your tenant may use a different brand colour).

    The octoja login page in English: a branded lavender panel on the left tiled with the octoja wordmark and logo glyph and the octopus mascot in the centre; on the right a white sign-in card with the octoja logo, an optional Continue with {provider} button for each configured single sign-on provider (for example Continue with Microsoft Entra), email and password fields, a Sign in button in the tenant's brand primary colour (lavender on the stock octoja brand), and a footer with the language picker set to English and the theme picker set to System.

    If your organisation has single sign-on configured, one or more Continue with {provider} buttons appear above the email field — for example Continue with Microsoft Entra. Click the button for your provider and follow its login steps instead of entering a password. The exact button label depends on what your administrator named the provider.

  4. Change your password if you like — you can set a new password at any time in your profile (account row at the bottom left). Choose one that you do not use anywhere else.

  5. Done! The default view is the Dashboard.

The first time you sign in, a one-time Welcome to octoja dialog greets you. It gives a short introduction and a preview of what is coming next. Click Let's go to close it — it will not appear again.

Interface overview

Area

Content

Left sidebar

Navigation menu — use it to switch between all sections of octoja. The sections are grouped by purpose: Operations for day-to-day work, Customers for your customer list and sites, Patch Management for software updates, Reporting for reports and exports, Configuration for setting up monitoring, and Administration for managing users and settings.

Top bar

A breadcrumb bar shows your current location, and a search bar (shortcut: Ctrl+K) helps you find content quickly.

Main area

The content of the currently selected section. Right now this is the Dashboard.

Bottom left

Your account — clicking it opens your profile. Next to it sits a separate button for signing out.

Tips

  • Bookmark the URL for quick access.

  • If you have forgotten your password, ask an administrator to reset it for you. See Reset Your Password for details.

  • octoja works on tablets too, but the best experience is on a desktop or laptop.

Next step

Continue with Step 2 – Create Your First Customer.