# Sign Up (/docs/account/signup)



Visit [layers.com](https://layers.com) and click **Sign up**, or go directly to
`/auth/signup`. You can sign up with:

* **Email + password** — email confirmation is sent after sign-up.
* **Google** — pulls profile picture and name.
* **GitHub** — recommended for engineers; pulls profile picture and name.

Apple sign-in is not currently supported.

## Form fields [#form-fields]

| Field            | Required | Notes                                                                                       |
| ---------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Full name        | Yes      | Shown in the header and on shared content.                                                  |
| Email            | Yes      | Must be a valid mailbox; a confirmation email is sent after sign-up.                        |
| Password         | Yes      | Minimum 8 characters with at least one lowercase, uppercase, number, and special character. |
| Confirm password | Yes      | Must match.                                                                                 |

## Closed beta [#closed-beta]

Layers is in closed beta. If your account is created but your organization
has not been activated yet, you'll land on the closed-beta gate where you
can wait for activation or redeem a gift link if you received one. See
[Redeem a gift link](/docs/account/redeem-invite).

## Next [#next]

After a successful sign-up:

1. Confirm your email from the confirmation message in your inbox.
2. [Complete your profile](/docs/account/complete-profile).
3. Create a new organization or wait for activation if you were added to an
   existing one.
4. [Create your first project](/docs/projects/create-project).