Users

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To access the CloudBees platform, you must be invited via email to a platform organization. Select the link in the invitation to sign up using Google social or GitHub OAuth credentials, or sign up by entering an email and password.

Once you have created an account, you can sign in and begin configuration. To learn more, refer to the platform quickstarts.

Sign up for an account

Sign up for the CloudBees platform with one of the following:

  • GitHub OAuth account credentials.

  • Google social account credentials.

  • CloudBees credentials created with your email and a password.

Once you have created a platform account, you can only sign in with the method used to create the account.

Sign up with either GitHub or Google

If you use either GitHub OAth or Google social account credentials to access the platform, you must manage multifactor authentication directly in GitHub or Google, respectively.

To sign up with either GitHub OAuth or Google social credentials:

  1. Go to https://cloudbees.io.

  2. Select Sign up.

  3. Select Continue with GitHub, or Continue with Google, as appropriate.

  4. Sign in with your credentials.

You have used existing credentials to access the platform, and are now signed in.

Sign up with CloudBees

If you do not want to use GitHub or Google credentials to access the platform, sign up by providing an email and a password. You can also set up multifactor authentication with CloudBees.

To sign up with CloudBees:

  1. Go to https://cloudbees.io.

  2. Select Sign up.

  3. Enter your Email address.

  4. Select Continue.

  5. Enter a Password.

  6. Enter a First name and Last name.

  7. Select Continue.

  8. Go to your email, open the invitation email with subject line CloudBees Email Verification, and select Verify email address. Alternatively, you can copy and paste the available link into your browser.

  9. Enter your Password.

  10. Select Continue.

You have created new CloudBees credentials to access the platform, and are now signed in.

Sign in to an existing platform account

You can sign in to the CloudBees platform once you have an account created. You must continue to sign in using the method you used to create an account.

Using GitHub or Google credentials

If you set up your account through GitHub OAuth or Google social, continue to use those credentials to access your account.

To sign into your account with either GitHub or Google credentials:

  1. Go to https://cloudbees.io.

  2. Select Continue with GitHub, or Continue with Google, as appropriate.

You are signed into your CloudBees platform account.

Using CloudBees credentials

If you set up your platform account directly through CloudBees, continue to use that email and password to sign in.

To sign in to your account with CloudBees credentials:

  1. Go to https://cloudbees.io.

  2. Enter your Email address.

  3. Select Continue.

You are signed into your CloudBees platform account.

Access and update your user profile

Go to your profile to verify or update your account information.

If you are signed in using GitHub OAuth or Google social credentials, you must manage your password and/or multifactor authentication at GitHub or Google, respectively.

To update your user profile:

  1. Select your name in the right corner of the title bar (highlighted in the figure below).

  2. Select User profile.

  3. Optionally update the Preferences by the following:

    Update profile
    Figure 1. User preferences as detailed below.
    1. Update your First name or Last name by selecting the .

    2. Reset your Password (not available if you signed up using GitHub or Google).

    3. Enable/disable Multifactor authentication (not available if you signed up using GitHub or Google).

    4. Choose Set time zone automatically to set displayed times to automatically be in your time zone.

    5. Choose 24-hour clock to set displayed times to be the 24-hour clock.

    6. Choose from the options to manually select a Time zone.

    7. Choose from the options to set a light or dark platform Theme:

      • System: Adjusts the theme to match the settings in your browser.

      • Light: Always displays the light theme.

      • Dark: Always displays the dark theme.

Your user profile is updated accordingly.