---
title: "Get started"
description: "Install AppSec Portal, activate it and keep it up to date."
url: https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started
slug: appsec-portal/get-started
publish_date: 2026-10-30T19:42:15.000Z
last_modified: 2026-10-30T19:42:15.000Z
---

# Get started

AppSec Portal runs on your own infrastructure. To get it running:

1. [Install](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/install) it with Docker Compose on one server, or with Helm in Kubernetes.
2. Open it, activate your license and log in.
3. [Install Auditor](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/install-the-auditor), which runs the scanners, and connect it.
4. See [First steps](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/first-steps) for what to set up next.
5. [Update](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/update) it when a new release comes out.

When something goes wrong, see [Troubleshooting](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/troubleshooting). To bring your data from
another installation or from DefectDojo, see [Move the database](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/move-database) and
[Migrate from DefectDojo](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/migrate-from-defectdojo).

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## Navigation

- Location: [Docs](https://whitespots.io/docs) > [Application Security Portal](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal)
- Previous: [Application Security Portal](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal)
- Next: [Install](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/install)

### Pages in this section

- [Install](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/install)
- [Install Auditor](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/install-the-auditor)
- [First steps](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/first-steps)
- [Update](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/update)
- [Move the database](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/move-database)
- [Migrate from DefectDojo](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/migrate-from-defectdojo)
- [Troubleshooting](https://whitespots.io/docs/appsec-portal/get-started/troubleshooting)