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title: "Monitor This Mac"
canonical: "https://help.peakhourapp.com/space/P4D/655607/Monitor%20This%20Mac"
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This page steps you through setting up PeakHour to monitor the Mac it is running on. This is done using the **Monitor This Mac** wizard.

You can start the **Monitor This Mac** Assistant in two ways:

- If this is the first time you have run PeakHour, the [First Time Setup](https://peakhoursupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/P4D/pages/655545) Assistant will launch. Enable the **Monitor this Mac** checkbox to have this wizard appear later in the Assistant.  
> Macro (inline-media-image)

   
then click the **>** button on the **Additional Steps** screen:> Macro (inline-media-image)

  
  
**OR**
- Choose the menu **PeakHour** > **Monitor this Mac**.> Macro (inline-media-image)

Once the **Monitor This Mac** wizard has started, the steps are slightly different if you've bought the **Mac Appstore** or **Direct** version of PeakHour (if you're on the free trial, it is the same as the **Direct** version). Click below to go to the appropriate page:

1. [Monitor This Mac (Direct / Trial)](https://peakhoursupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/P4D/pages/655603)
2. [Monitor This Mac (Mac Appstore)](https://peakhoursupport.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/P4D/pages/655553)