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description: Sign up for a Docker ID and log in
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keywords: accounts, docker ID, billing, paid plans, support, Cloud, Hub, Store, Forums, knowledge base, beta access
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title: Docker ID accounts
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---
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Your free Docker ID grants you access to Docker services such as the Docker
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Store, Docker Cloud, Docker Hub repositories, and some beta programs. Your
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Docker ID becomes repository namespace used by hosted services such as Docker
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Hub and Docker Cloud. All you need is an email address.
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This account also allows you to log in to services such as the Docker Support
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Center, the Docker Forums, and the Docker Success portal.
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## Register for a Docker ID
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Your Docker ID becomes your user namespace for hosted Docker services, and becomes your username on the Docker Forums.
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1. Go to the [Docker Cloud sign up page](https://cloud.docker.com).
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2. Enter a username that will become your Docker ID.
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Your Docker ID must be between 4 and 30 characters long, and can only contain numbers and lowercase letters.
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3. Enter a unique, valid email address.
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4. Enter a password between 6 and 128 characters long.
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3. Click **Sign Up**.
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Docker sends a verification email to the address you provided.
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4. Click the link in the email to verify your address.
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> **Note**: You cannot log in with your Docker ID until you verify your email address.
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## Log in
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Once you register and verify your Docker ID email address, you can log in
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to Docker services.
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For Docker Cloud, Hub, and Store, log in using the web interface.
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You can also log in using the `docker login` command. (You can read more about `docker login` [here](../engine/reference/commandline/login/).)
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> **Warning:** When you use the `docker login` command, your credentials are
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stored in your home directory in `.docker/config.json`. The password is base64
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encoded in this file. If you require secure storage for this password, use the
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[Docker credential helpers](https://github.com/docker/docker-credential-helpers).
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## The Accounts API
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Once you create and verify your Docker ID, you can also update it using the [Docker Accounts API](../engine/reference/api/docker_io_accounts_api/).
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