# Accessing the unattended robot setup

> The **Unattended setup** option walks you through the necessary steps for setting up a successful unattended automation process. It can be accessed from the following places:

The **Unattended setup** option walks you through the necessary steps for setting up a successful unattended automation process. It can be accessed from the following places:

* The **Create new** menu of the Orchestrator toolbar, via the **Unattended setup** button.
* The tenant-level **Robots** page, via the **Unattended setup** button.
* The tenant-level **Machines** page, via the **Unattended setup** button.

For detailed information on the concepts mentioned above and on the particular steps to take, see the sections below.

## UiPath hosted (Automation Cloud Robot)

A UiPath® hosted unattended setup executes jobs on a Serverless Automation Cloud Robot.

To setup a Serverless machine configuration:

1. Navigate to the **Unattended setup**, either from **Tenant** - **Robots**, or **Tenant** - **Machines**, or from the **Create New [+]** button in Orchestrator. Then, select the **UiPath hosted (Automation Cloud Robot)** tab.

   The **Serverless** option is the default selection.

2. Click **Next**. This displays the list of all existing serverless machines.
3. Select an existing serverless machine, or create a new one.

   If you create a new serverless machine, provide a **Name** and, optionally, a **Description**, then click **Next**. The new serverless machine is displayed on the list.

4. Click **Next** to see the list of available robot accounts, or to create a new one.
5. If you create a new robot account, provide a **Robot Name** and, optionally, select the **Run only one job at a time** option. The new robot account is displayed on the list.
   :::note
   For this specific flow, **Robot Credentials** cannot be added, rendering it incompatible with Windows accounts.
   :::
6. Select a robot account, then click **Next**. This displays the list of available folders where the robot account can be assigned.
7. Select a folder, then click **Next** to complete the unattended setup.

## Self-hosted (Unattended Robot)

A self-hosted unattended setup executes jobs on your own machine template.

To setup a static machine template configuration:

1. Navigate to the **Unattended setup**, either from **Tenant** - **Robots**, or **Tenant** - **Machines**, or from the **Create New [+]** button in Orchestrator. Then, select the **Self-hosted (Unattended Robot)** tab.

   The **Machine template (Static)** option is the default selection.

2. Click **Next**. This displays the list of all existing machine templates.
3. Select an existing machine template, or create a new one.

   If you create a new machine template, provide a **Name**, assign the appropriate runtimes, then click **Next**. The new machine template is displayed on the list.
   :::note
   * You need to have at least one execution slot available (an unallocated **Production (Unattended)** runtime), so you can assign it to the newly created template.
   * The system automatically creates a machine template named Shared when a new Tenant is created. You cannot use this name for
   other machine templates.
   :::

4. Click **Next** to see the list of available robot accounts, or to create a new one.
5. To execute both foreground and background jobs, choose **Use a specific Windows account** to create the new robot account. Provide:
   * The **Robot Name** - the name for your robot.
   * The **Domain/Username** - the domain and username used to log on to the machine on which UiPath Robot is installed. The credentials must exist in the selected credential store.
   * The **Credential Store** - the named location where you want to store the credentials of this account.
   * The **Password** - the password for the Windows account which is used to log on to the machine on which UiPath Robot is installed.
   * The **Credential Type** - the type of credentials you provided for the unattended robot.
   * [Optionally] Select the **Run only one job at a time** option.

     The new robot account is displayed on the list.

6. To **Execute background only** jobs, provide a **Robot Name** and, optionally, select the **Run only one job at a time** option. The new robot account is displayed on the list.
7. Select a robot account, then click **Next**. This displays the list of available folders where the robot account can be assigned.
8. Select a folder or click **Assign**. This page also displays useful information about your machine template.
9. Click **Close** to complete the unattended setup.