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description: Link your SoftLayer account
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keywords: SoftLayer, link, cloud
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redirect_from:
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- /docker-cloud/getting-started/beginner/link-softlayer/
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- /docker-cloud/getting-started/link-softlayer/
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title: Link a SoftLayer account
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---
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You can register your SoftLayer account credentials in your Docker Cloud account
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to deploy **nodes** using Docker Cloud's
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Dashboard, API, or CLI. Docker Cloud uses your SoftLayer username and API key to interact with SoftLayer on your behalf to create and manage your **nodes** (virtual servers).
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Although any SoftLayer account with the right privileges will work, we
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recommend creating a new **dockercloud-user** user. If you have already created a service user, or do not wish to do so, continue to [Add SoftLayer Account Credentials](link-softlayer.md#add-softlayer-account-credentials)
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### Create dockercloud-user in SoftLayer
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Go to the **Users** section in SoftLayer (using the following URL): [https://control.softlayer.com/account/users](https://control.softlayer.com/account/users)
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Click **Add User**:
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Fill out the **Add User - Profile** form, and enter `dockercloud-user` in the username field. Docker Cloud uses the service user's API key, so the password you set is less important. Click **Add User**.
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In the next step, **Permissions**, select the following permissions:
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* Support
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* View Tickets
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* Add Tickets
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* Edit Tickets
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* Devices
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* View Virtual Server Details
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* Services
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* Manage SSH keys
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* Account
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* Cancel Server
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* Cancel Services
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* Add Server
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Click **Add Portal Permissions**.
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Go back to the **Users** list, and click **Generate** under the **API Key** column:
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Once generated, click the **View** link under the **API Key** column, and copy the generated API Key.
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Once you create the new user `dockercloud-user`, have its
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credentials, and set its permissions, go back to Docker Cloud.
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## Add SoftLayer Account Credentials
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To link your SoftLayer account so you can launch **nodes** from Docker Cloud,
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navigate to **Account info \> Cloud Providers**. Click **Add
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credentials**.
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Copy and paste the `username` and the `API Key` you received from SoftLayer into their corresponding fields in dialog that appears.
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## What's next?
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You're ready to start using SoftLayer as the infrastructure provider
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for Docker Cloud! If you came here from the tutorial, click here to [continue the tutorial and deploy your first node](../getting-started/your_first_node.md). |