# Getting started: expose a resource

- Link: https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/getting-started/expose-resource/
- Published: 2026-08-24T01:47:10+00:00
- Author: Don Bowman

1. [Home](https://www.agilicus.com/)
 2. [Agilicus AnyX Administrative Web Interface](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/)
 3. [Getting Started](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/getting-started/)
 4. Getting started: expose a resource

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## Getting started: expose a resource

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The third setup task defines what you are going to expose. A zero trust architecture
provides access to **individual resources** for **individual users**. Earlier you
connected your site with a connector; now you tell the platform which resources 
exist.

![Expose a resource guide](https://www.agilicus.com/www/3f2f0076-expose-resource.
png)

## What this task is for

You define each resource the platform will protect and serve: its name, its address,
and the connector it is reached through. Once defined, the resource can have permissions
and policies applied.

## Resource types

The guide asks what kind of resource you want to expose:

 * **A website accessed by a browser** → create an **application**.
 * **A network resource such as an SQL database** → create a **network** (or a database
   resource).
 * **A legacy application which uses a desktop client** → create a **launcher** 
   or a **network** resource the launcher can reach.
 * **A desktop for remote access** → create a **desktop** resource.
 * **Files** → create a **share**.
 * **Something else** → the guide recommends the closest resource type.

## How to do it

 1. Open **Getting Started > Expose Resource** from the left navigation.
 2. Choose the type of resource you want to expose.
 3. The guide recommends which resource type to create and shows a picture of the screen
    to use.
 4. Open the matching creation wizard under **Resources**:

| I want to expose | Create | 
| A website | [Applications > New](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/applications/) | 
| A network resource (database, server) | [Networks > New](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/networks/) or [Databases > New](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/databases/) | 
| A legacy desktop client | [Launchers > New](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/launchers/) | 
| A desktop | [Desktops > New](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/desktops/) | 
| Files | [Shares > New](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/shares/) | 
| SSH | [SSH > New](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/ssh/) |

 1. Complete the wizard: choose the connector, name the resource, give its address,
    configure advanced options, review, and apply.
 2. Verify the resource appears in its overview page.
 3. Mark **Expose Resource** complete on the task board.

## After you finish

Your resources are defined but not yet accessible to anyone. The next task, [Assign permissions](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/getting-started/assign-permissions/),
grants users and groups access.

## Configuration versus confirmation

 * **Configuration**: the creation wizard steps (connector, name, address, advanced
   options).
 * **Confirmation**: the summary step before **Apply**. Review the values, because
   after applying, changing details is done by editing the resource.
 * The **Done** step confirms the resource was created and offers to add it to resource
   groups, assign permissions, or add it to policies immediately.

## Troubleshooting

 * The resource is created but users cannot reach it: confirm the connector is healthy,
   the address and ports are correct, and permissions are assigned.
 * See the specific resource page in this guide for detailed field references.

## See also

 * [Resources](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/concepts/resources/)(
   concepts)
 * [Resources overview](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/overview/)
 * [Applications](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/applications/)
 * [Networks](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/networks/)
 * [Shares](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/resources/shares/)
 * [Getting started: overview](https://www.agilicus.com/anyx-guide/agilicus-anyx-administrative-web-interface/getting-started/overview/)

## Web guide

 * [Resources: overview and concepts](https://www.agilicus.com/product-guide/resources-overview)
 * [Define application: proxy](https://www.agilicus.com/product-guide/proxy)
 * [Shares](https://www.agilicus.com/product-guide/product-guide-shares)
 * [Zero-trust desktop access](https://www.agilicus.com/product-guide/zero-trust-desktop-access)