# Create a portal
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**Note**  
The SiteWise Monitor feature is no longer available to new customers. Existing customers can continue to use the service as normal. For more information, see [SiteWise Monitor availability change](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/iot-sitewise/latest/appguide/iotsitewise-monitor-availability-change.html).

You create a SiteWise Monitor portal in the Amazon IoT SiteWise console.

**To create a portal**

1. Sign in to the [Amazon IoT SiteWise console](https://console.amazonaws.cn/iotsitewise/).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Monitor**, **Get started**.

1. Choose **Create portal (AI-aware)**.  
![\[The Amazon IoT SiteWise Monitor Getting started page with Create portal highlighted.\]](http://docs.amazonaws.cn/en_us/iot-sitewise/latest/userguide/images/ai-create-portal-console.png)

   Next, you must provide some basic information to configure your portal.