> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.exterview.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to Go Live

> Run your first sessions and begin the calibration window after freezing the configuration.

**Core.** Go-live is the final setup step: running first sessions and starting the calibration window.

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## Purpose

Move from a frozen configuration to live evaluation, and start the loop that sharpens scoring over time.

<Info>
  For larger enterprise contracts, going fully live isn't just running a test
  session and inviting candidates. There's a required practice period first,
  roughly 100 test interviews across a handful of roles, followed by sign-off
  from the Exterview team, before you move to full live use. See [Go-live
  Readiness](/configure/go-live-readiness) for how that staged process works.
</Info>

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Confirm the phase to enable">
    Confirm which phase goes live first, per your phased plan.

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  </Step>

  <Step title="Run a test session">
    Run a test session end to end to confirm everything works.

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  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite real candidates">
    Begin live sessions for real candidates.

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    </Frame>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Begin the calibration window">
    Expect scoring to sharpen as sessions accumulate over the calibration window.

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  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and expand">
    Review results, then enable the next phase when ready.

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    </Frame>
  </Step>
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