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Create your account

This page walks you through signing up, verifying your email, logging in and turning on two-factor authentication. It takes a few minutes.

Register

  1. Open OpenWatch and choose Sign up.
  2. Enter your email address and a strong password. The password strength meter helps you pick something robust.
  3. Submit the form. OpenWatch creates your account and sends a verification email.

Password quality

Longer passphrases beat short complex ones. Aim for something you can remember but nobody can guess.

Verify your email

Open the message from OpenWatch and click the verification link. Verifying your email confirms you own the address and unlocks the full application. If the link expires, request a new one from the login screen.

Note

Until your email is verified, some actions may be restricted.

Log in

OpenWatch uses a discovery-first login. You enter your email first, and OpenWatch then shows the right next step for that account:

  • Password: enter your password to continue.
  • Single sign-on: if your organisation enforces SSO, you are redirected to your identity provider instead of a password prompt. See Single sign-on.

This keeps the experience clean whether you use a password, social login, or company SSO.

Create your first organisation

The first time you log in without an organisation, an onboarding wizard guides you through creating one and getting to your first dashboard. An organisation is your workspace; you can rename it and invite members later from Members and projects.

Once your organisation exists, the natural next step is to connect your cloud.

Turn on two-factor authentication

Two-factor authentication (2FA) adds a second check at login using a code from an authenticator app.

  1. Go to your account security settings.
  2. Choose Enable two-factor authentication.
  3. Scan the QR code with an authenticator app (for example a TOTP app on your phone).
  4. Enter the 6-digit code to confirm.
  5. Save your recovery codes somewhere safe. They are your way back in if you lose your device.

Keep your recovery codes

Recovery codes are shown once. Store them in a password manager or another safe place. Without your authenticator app and without recovery codes, you can be locked out.

For sessions, password changes, email changes and the full security picture, see Securing your account.

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