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# Self-Service
Learn about Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies and see quick setup guides, authentication, rotation, and configuration options.
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The Self-Service documentation is intended for Dedicated Datacenter Proxies purchased through Oxylabs' dashboard.
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To start using Oxylabs Datacenter Proxies, you must first go to [**Oxylabs dashboard**](https://dashboard.oxylabs.io/en/).
## Getting started
To start using Oxylabs Dedicated Datacenter Proxies, you must first go to [**Oxylabs' dashboard**](https://dashboard.oxylabs.io/en/) and create an ISP Proxies product instance:
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### **Add a product instance**
Click **+ Add product instance** and select Datacenter proxies.
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### **Set up your proxies**
Choose **Pay per dedicated IPs**, and set the instance name.
Set up the IP locations and choose the number of IPs for each location.
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Continuing with no chosen locations will assign IPs randomly.
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Finish by configuring your authentication settings, and click **Create instance**.
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### **Get credentials**
Click on your Dedicated Datacenter Proxies instance in the dashboard home instance table and confirm your proxy user credentials.
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Within seconds, you will be prompted to make your [**first request**](/products/proxies/dedicated-datacenter-proxies/self-service/making-requests.md).
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### **Set up your proxies**
Choose **Pay per dedicated IPs**, and set the instance name.
