# Create your account

> Enter your email on the sign-in page, type the 8-digit code we send you, and your account is ready; there is no password.

Source: https://bitsrun.com/docs/get-started/create-account/
Updated: 2026-11-13

BitsRun has no passwords. You sign in with a one-time code we email you, or with a passkey once you add one. Only someone who can read your inbox, or holds your passkey, can get in.

![The BitsRun sign-in page with an email field and an Email me a code button](https://bitsrun.com/docs/img/sign-in.png "The sign-in page. New customers press Create an account first.")

## Steps

1. Open [bitsrun.com/signin](https://bitsrun.com/signin/).
2. Select **Create an account** under the button.
3. Type your email address and select **Email me a code**.
4. Open the email from `no-reply@bitsrun.com` and copy the 8-digit code.
5. Paste the code and select **Create account**. You land on your dashboard.

The code works once and expires after a few minutes. If it expires, select **Send a new code**.

The first time you sign in, the dashboard shows **Before you start**. It asks for:

- your first and last name (leave the last name empty if you have only one name),
- a tick to confirm you are 18 or older,
- a tick to accept the Terms and the Acceptable Use Policy,
- an optional tick to get product news and tips by email (off unless you tick it; change it any time on the **Account** page).

You need to finish this before you can deploy a model, add credit or start a plan. We record which version of the terms you accepted and when.

![The sign-in page on a phone, with the email field and button stacked](https://bitsrun.com/docs/img/sign-in-phone.png "The same page on a phone.")

## Signing in later

Use the same page and select **Email me a code**, or **Sign in with a passkey** if you added one. To add a passkey, open **API keys** in the dashboard, go to **Passkeys** and select **Add a passkey**. Next time sign-in takes one touch.

If you type an email that already has an account on the Create an account screen, nothing breaks: you simply sign in.

> [!NOTE]
> For your privacy, the sign-up page never says whether an email already has an account. You always get the same "check your email" screen.

## Your dashboard

After signing in you see the **Overview**: your balance, what you spent today and this month, an hour-by-hour chart and your endpoints.

![The dashboard overview with the balance, spend this month, an hourly cost chart and the navigation on the left](https://bitsrun.com/docs/img/dashboard-overview.png "The Overview page. The left menu has Endpoints, Usage, API keys, Billing and Remote control.")

On a phone, the menu moves to the top and the cards stack.

![The dashboard overview on a phone](https://bitsrun.com/docs/img/dashboard-overview-phone.png "The Overview on a phone.")

## What can go wrong

| What you see | What to do |
|---|---|
| No email arrives | Wait a minute and check spam or promotions. Then select **Send a new code**. |
| "That code does not match" | Copy the code from the newest email. Older codes stop working when you ask for a new one. |
| "That code has expired" | Select **Send a new code**. |
| "Too many attempts" | Wait one minute, then try again. |

## Next step

[Add credit](https://bitsrun.com/docs/get-started/add-credit/) so your endpoints can run.