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How to create an account for the kulturbytes Dashboard.


## Sign up

- Open: <a href="https://app.kulturbytes.de/app/signup" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://app.kulturbytes.de/app/signup</a> in a new browser window or tab.
- Enter your email address.
- Enter a password with at least 12 characters. If possible, use a random combination of characters.
- Click **[ Sign up ]**.

<img src="/img/sign-up.png" alt="Sign-Up form" width="50%" />

After registration, a message confirming that your account has been successfully created will be displayed in the Dashboard.


## Confirm your email address

- You will receive an email from kulturbytes.
- If you do not see the email immediately, please also check your spam folder.
- Click **[ Activate account ]** in the email.


## Log in

- A browser window will open with the message: “Your account has been successfully activated.”
- Click **[ Go to Log in ]**.
- Enter your email address and password and click **[ Log in ]**.


## Start using kulturbytes

- You can now view and edit your data in the Dashboard.