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# Add peers to your NetBird network
Whether you have a network for personal use or manage your company's corporate network, you'd probably want to add machines
(or peers in NetBird's terms) to your network.
NetBird peer is a machine that runs the [NetBird agent](/about-netbird/how-netbird-works#client-application)
and is connected to the network. NetBird peer can be a virtual machine running in the cloud like AWS or Google Cloud,
an Android or iOS device, a personal laptop, a single-board computer like Raspberry Pi, a docker container, or even a router.
## Related Video Content
For details on adding machines to your network, part of our "Getting started with NetBird" video covers this topic:
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JRCZy4rLi-c?start=34" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
## Use NetBird web UI to add new peers
To add a new peer to your network follow these steps:
1. Sign-in to your NetBird account at https://app.netbird.io/ and go to the Peers tab.
2. Hit `Add Peer` button
<p>
<img src="/docs-static/img/how-to-guides/add-new-peer-empty.png" alt="high-level-dia" className="imagewrapper-big"/>
</p>
3. Follow the instructions
<p>
<img src="/docs-static/img/how-to-guides/add-new-peer-popup.png" alt="high-level-dia" width="700" className="imagewrapper"/>
</p>
4. Refresh the Peers tab, and it will display new machines
<p>
<img src="/docs-static/img/how-to-guides/peer-list.png" alt="high-level-dia" className="imagewrapper-big"/>
</p>
## What's next?
Here are a few links that might be handy as you venture further into NetBird:
- [Add users to your network](/how-to/add-users-to-your-network)
- [Require a peer approval from the administrator](/how-to/approve-peers)
- [Allow only managed devices in the network](/how-to/endpoint-detection-and-response)
- [Use setup keys to automate NetBird deployments](/how-to/register-machines-using-setup-keys)
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