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| title: Get started
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| Installing authentik is exactly the same process for both Enterprise version and our free [open source](https://github.com/goauthentik/authentik) version.
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| ## Install Enterprise
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| To get started working with Enterprise authentik, [upgrade](../installation/upgrade.mdx) to the [2023.8.x](../releases) version or later.
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| If this is a fresh install, refer to our [technical documentation](../installation/index.mdx) for instructions to install and configure authentik.
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| -   [Docker Compose installation](../installation/docker-compose.mdx)
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| -   [Kubernetes installation](../installation/kubernetes.md)
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| ## Access Enterprise
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| Access your Enterprise features by first [purchasing a license](./manage-enterprise.md#buy-a-license) for the organization.
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| To open the Customer portal and buy a license, go to the Admin interface and in the left pane, navigate to **Enterprise -> Licenses**, and then click **Go to Customer portal**.
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| The license key provides direct access to the Customer portal, where you define your organization and its members, manage billing, and access our Support center.
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| A license is associated with a specific Organization in the customer portal and a specific authentik instance (with a unique Install ID), and not with individual users. A single license is purchased for a specified number of users. Additional users can be added to a license, or additional licenses purchased for the same instance, if more users need to be added later.
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| ## Visit the Support center
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| Enterprise authentik provides dedicated support, with a Support center where you can open a request and view the progress and communications for your current requests.
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| To learn about our Support center, see ["Enterprise support"](./entsupport.md).
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