4 navmenu: Getting Started
5 title: Accessing Arvados Workbench
8 h1. Accessing Arvados Workbench
10 Access the Arvados beta test instance available using this link:
12 "https://workbench.{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/":https://workbench.{{ site.arvados_api_host }}/
14 If you are accessing Arvados for the first time, you will be asked to log in using a Google account. Arvados only uses Google services for identification, and will never access any personal information. Once you are logged in, the Workbench page may indicate your account status is *New / inactive*. If this is the case, contact the administrator of the Arvados instance to activate your account.
16 Once your account is active, logging in to the Workbench will present you with a system status dashboard. This gives a summary of data, configuration, and activity in the Arvados instance.
18 Next, we will "configure your account for ssh access to an Arvados virtual machine (VM).":ssh-access.html