# Activating a Sisense AMI from the AWS Marketplace

> Sisense provides a BYOL (Bring Your Own License) AMI (Amazon Machine Image) on the Amazon AWS Marketplace. You can use your image to run your Sisense instances on AWS.

*Source: https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/activating-a-sisense-ami-from-the-aws-marketplace.htm*

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Last updated: June 10, 2026

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| [Tier](https://www.sisense.com/pricing/#pricing) | [Deployment](https://docs.sisense.com/main/SisenseLinux/introduction-to-sisense-cloud-managed-services.md#ComparisonofManagedCloudandSelfHosted) |
| Launch     Enterprise | On-Prem |

Sisense provides a BYOL (Bring Your Own License) AMI (Amazon Machine Image) on the Amazon AWS Marketplace. You can
use your image to run your Sisense instances on AWS. Before you create an instance, make sure you have your Sisense
account user name and password available to initialize the instance.

**Note:**

The payment to AWS covers the price of the machine on AWS, using an existing Sisense license. Your Sisense
license payment is part of the existing Sisense account billing, and is not charged to your AWS account.

## Initializing Your Sisense Instance

1. Instantiate the Sisense AMI from the AWS Marketplace to create your Sisense server.
     
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2. Connect to your Sisense server using Remote Desktop. The Sisense Activation screen is displayed.
3. Sign in using your Sisense credentials: the email address and password you provided when acquiring your
   Sisense license.

   **Note:**

   If you are connecting using SSH, you'll need to connect with your .pem file. To connect with a .pem file using
   Linux or any SSH utility, you can just use the .pem file as-is. If you are using PuTTY, make sure to convert
   the .pem file in PuTTY.
4. Click **Sign In** to continue. Your account information will be verified, and your server
   automatically initialized. After completing the initialization, your browser will automatically be
   launched, displaying the Sisense login window (http://localhost/app/account#/login).
5. Enter the same user name and password you provided to activate the server, and click **Login** to
   login to the Sisense server. You Sisense server is now active and available for your use. The Sisense
   Web UI is available, and displays the Analytics landing page.
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**Troubleshooting:**

- In case you activate the Sisense server, and log in to it, but the Sisense Web UI doesn't display,
  restart your Sisense server. As you have already activated the Sisense instance, your Sisense
  application is ready. Click **Start** to launch the application, and display the login
  screen.
    
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  Provide your Sisense user and password to begin working with the application.