The first step before starting to build your Hyperledger Fabric based networks with Consortia is to register and create an account.

1. Register a user

To register new Consortia user follow the following steps:

• Navigate to Consortia login page
• Provide a valid e-mail (the provided e-mail is your Consortia unique ID, make sure you always have access to it)
• Type in your password (make sure you remember it)
• Read and accept Consortia Terms of Use

Consortia will automatically navigate to the account creation section.

2. Create an account

You can create an account during new user registration

• On the account creation page type in you account name (you can later on invite users to your account)
• Consortia will set the newly registered user as owner of the account
• Click on the create account button to create the account

Consortia will automatically navigate to your plan selection.

3. Select your plan

To complete the registration you have to select a plan.

• Choose your account plan the fits your needs (later on you can upgrade)
• Click on the select plan button
• Read and accept Consortia Terms of Use
• Depending on the selected plan you may need to provide a credit card
• Click on the button to navigate to Consortia dashboard

4. Invite a user to your account

You can invite a user to become part of your account by e-mail. Consortia will send an invitation to the provided e-mail with unique link so that the invited person can accept the invitation. After clicking on the invitation link, the invitee will be asked to login with existing or register a new consortia user.

• Navigate to Team sub-menu under Account menu on the left hand side
• Click on Invite User button (only the owner of the account can invite new users to join)
• Provider the e-mail of the invitee (make sure it is correct as this will be the unique ID of the invited Consortia user)
• Send the invite (note invitation has an expiration period of 3 days)
• You can monitor the invitation status or send new invitation

5. Reset my password

In case you have forgotten your password, you can reset it by providing your Consortia user e-mail (the one used to register)

• Make sure you have access to the e-mail of your Consortia user
• Navigate to Consortia login page
• Click on Forgot Password link
• Type in your Consortia user e-mail (the e-mail used during your user registration)
• Click on Submit button
• Wait for an email from Consortia (check your inbox for any blocked e-mails)
• Click on the link (you will be forwarded to a consortia.io page where you can type in your new password)
• Type in your new password and confirm

6. Change my password

To change your password after login:

• Select the drop down user menu from the top right corner
• Click on the user profile option
• Under the change password section, type in your current password, type in your new password and re-type it in the confirmation field
• Click on update button

7. Sign Out

To sign out from Consortia:

• Select the drop down user menu from the top right corner
• Click on Sign Out option

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