# Authorize Host

Before you can use a newly [added host](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/other-docs/pmo/5.8/host-management/host-management/infrastructure-add-host.md) host in PMO to start deploying your workloads on, you need to authorize the host. During the process of authorization, you will be asked to configure the host to have [one or more roles](https://github.com/platform9/pcd-docs-gitbook/blob/main/other-docs/pmo/5.8/host-management/host-management/infrastructure-add-host.md), which in turn will determine the OpenStack service(s) that will run on it. Depending on the role you assign to the host, you will need to configure a set of parameters specific for that role.

To authorize a host, follow the steps given below.

1. Click Authorize for the newly added host.

<figure><img src="/files/98hekV239l05qAEJqEvf" alt="Platform9 UI – Infrastructure - Hosts"><figcaption><p>Platform9 UI – Infrastructure - Hosts</p></figcaption></figure>

2. Configure the Networking settings for the host.
3. Configure the Hypervisor options for the host.

<figure><img src="/files/eZ311XFxwKfxSJjJNFgF" alt="Platform9 UI – Edit Hypervisor Details"><figcaption><p>Platform9 UI – Edit Hypervisor Details</p></figcaption></figure>

5. Configure the Image Library options for the host.

<figure><img src="/files/Z3yWj2sW39oHUEVHuGpg" alt="Platform9 UI – Edit Image Library Details"><figcaption><p>Platform9 UI – Edit Image Library Details</p></figcaption></figure>

4. Configure the Block Storage options for the host.

<figure><img src="/files/dm8Pam5GChUvVSV2fwnw" alt="Platform9 UI – Edit Block Storage Details"><figcaption><p>Platform9 UI – Edit Block Storage Details</p></figcaption></figure>

{% hint style="success" %}
**Success**

Once the above steps are complete, the host is authorized.
{% endhint %}


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