# Getting started (/guides/getting-started)

## 1. Create your account [#1-create-your-account]

1. Go to [app.cloudmetis.com](https://app.cloudmetis.com) and click **Signup**.
2. Fill in **First Name**, **Phone**, **Organisation / Company Name**, **Email** and a **Password**.
   - Passwords need 12–40 characters, with an uppercase letter, a lowercase letter, a number and a special character.
3. Click **Sign Up**, then confirm your email address using the link we send you.

![The Register Account form](</_next/static/media/gs-01.39nqhf3hvin3k.png>)

After signing up you'll see **Account Setup in Progress**. Our team sets up your organisation — usually within one business day. The page checks automatically every 30 seconds, or click **Check Now**.

<Callout type="idea" title="Invited by a colleague?">

Use the link in your invitation email instead. Your email is filled in for you and you join their organisation straight away — no setup wait.

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## 2. Log in [#2-log-in]

On the login page choose **Email** or **Phone**:

- **Email:** enter your email and password, then **Sign In**.
- **Phone:** enter your number (e.g. `0712345678`) and click **Send OTP Code**. Enter the code we text you.

If two-step verification is on, we email you a 6-digit code to finish logging in.

![Login page with the Email and Phone options](</_next/static/media/gs-02.0v0t81hgey5r8.png>)

## 3. Find your way around [#3-find-your-way-around]

The **dashboard** shows a card for each product you have — SMS, Contacts and others. Click a card to open that product; the menu on the left changes to show its pages.

![The dashboard with product cards](</_next/static/media/gs-03.0yx3ncbfogzap.png>)

The top bar has:

- **Organisation switcher** — if you belong to more than one organisation, choose which one you're working in.
- **Help** — opens these guides.
- Your name — for **Settings** and **Logout**.

## 4. Invite your team [#4-invite-your-team]

You need to be an organisation **Admin**.

1. Go to **Management → Org Settings** and open the **Invitations** tab.
2. Enter your colleague's **Email Address** and choose a **Role**:
   - **User** — can send messages and manage contacts.
   - **Admin** — can also invite people, manage settings and create API keys.
3. Click **Send Invitation**.

The invitation appears in the list as *pending* until they accept it. You can **Cancel** it any time before then.

![Org Settings → Invitations tab](</_next/static/media/gs-04.1f480upns1xka.png>)

## Next steps [#next-steps]

1. [Apply for a sender ID](./sms/sender-ids.mdx) — you need one before you can send SMS.
2. [Buy SMS units](./sms/buying-units.mdx).
3. [Send your first message](./sms/quick-send.mdx).