# Console Overview

The vendor Console is your central management interface for EntryTarget, available at:

```
https://console.entrytarget.com/
```

## What You Can Do

* **Register** and manage your account
* **Choose a plan** (Free or Standard)
* **Deploy** your ledger instance (managed or manual)
* **Generate** API credentials
* **Monitor** your subscription status
* **Manage** your infrastructure configuration

## Getting Started

### 1. Register

Create an account on the Console providing:

* Contact information
* AWS Account ID (where your ledger will run)

### 2. Choose a Plan

| Plan     | Features      | Billing        |
| -------- | ------------- | -------------- |
| Free     | Basic tier    | Monthly, fixed |
| Standard | Full features | Monthly, fixed |

### 3. Deploy

Choose your deployment method:

* **Managed deploy** — the vendor provisions everything for you
* **Manual deploy** — you deploy and manage your own infrastructure

See [Deployment Options](/docs/console/deployment-options.md) for details.

### 4. Generate Credentials

Generate API key pairs in the Console and register them on your ledger instance.

See [Credential Management](/docs/console/credential-management.md) for the workflow.

### 5. Start Using the API

With credentials registered, you can start creating accounts and processing transactions.

## Console Services

### Subscription Management

The Console manages your subscription lifecycle:

* Plan selection and changes
* Billing and payment processing
* Usage monitoring
* Alert notifications (email)

### Infrastructure Management (Managed Deploy)

For managed deployments, the Console handles:

* CloudFormation stack provisioning
* Container image delivery
* RDS setup and configuration
* Security Group configuration

### Credential Management

The Console generates API credentials that are cryptographically bound to your ledger binary:

* Generate new key pairs
* List active credentials
* Revoke credentials

### Heartbeat Monitoring

The Console receives daily heartbeat checks from your ledger instance:

* Validates subscription status
* Tracks usage (transaction counts)
* Sends alerts if the ledger loses contact


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