# Account registration

Click 'Sign Up' on the top right of this docs page to create a new user account.  **Academic** users, be sure to use your **.edu email address** so that we can make additional credits accessible to you ***at no cost***.

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Biodock uses the [Auth0 ](https://auth0.com/)platform for authentication and authorization. You should have received an email to verify the email address you used to sign up.

Once verified, you'll fill out a few fields about your organization and your use case, and that's it!  You should see your home screen with an onboarding checklist.

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**We highly recommend you follow these steps to get started.**  You can also follow along using our Getting Started guide, linked below:

{% content-ref url="../start" %}
[start](https://docs.biodock.ai/start)
{% endcontent-ref %}