Discovery setup

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title: Discovery setup
description: After you activate the Discovery application, you have several ways to get started.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/discovery-setup.html
release: australia
product: Discovery
classification: discovery
topic_type: concept
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Configuring Discovery, Discovery, ITOM Visibility, IT Operations Management]
---

# Discovery setup

After you activate the Discovery application, you have several ways to get started.

**Note:** If the Discovery \(com.snc.discovery\) plugin is activated on the instance and a language plugin \(for example, Spanish\) is also activated, make sure that the MID Server language is also set to English/None on the user record.

Select your method of setup:

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Setup method

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Description

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[ITOM Configuration Console for Discovery](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/itom-conf-console.md)

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Use this method for a faster way to install and update apps, with interactive configuration pages, task assignment, and automated implementation by ServiceNow Otto.This method requires additional plugins and configuration. For more information, including prerequisites, see [Access the ITOM Configuration Console](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/access-itom-config-console-disco.md).

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[Discovery Guided Setup](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/discovery-guided-setup.md)

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Use this method if you want to set up everything you need to use Discovery, including a MID Server. ITOM Discovery Guided Setup provides a sequence of tasks that help you configure Discovery on your ServiceNow instance. To access the guided setup, navigate to **All** &gt; **ITOM Guided Setup** &gt; **ITOM Discovery Guided Setup**.

 For more information about using the guided setup interface, see [Using guided setup](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-user-interface/guided-setup.md).

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[Without Guided Setup](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/t_ConfigureDiscovery.md)

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Use this method if you want to set up each component of setup separately. You can configure MID Servers, credentials, and roles separately, then configure one of the discovery types from the Discovery Schedule.

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[Discovery Quick Start](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/it-operations-management/discovery/discovery-quick-start.md)

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Use this wizard to configure everything you need to perform subnet and CI Discovery in your environment. Before you can use Quick Start, you must first install and validate your MID Servers and create the necessary credentials.

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