Register new accounts
Since eXo Social 1.0
The eXo Social supports users in registering new accounts quickly and easily. Just by completing the steps below, you will have a new account that helps you access more pages and take more actions in the eXo Social:
1. Go to the portal by typing the URL in the address bar (e.g:
http://localhost:8080/portal). The homepage will be shown. Click
Register on the upper right corner of the eXo Social portal to open the
Register page:

The
Register page will appear:

In details:
| Name | Description |
|---|
| User Name | The name used to login. This field must be unique and start with a character. (Required). |
| Password | The *Password given must be between 6 and 30 characters, including space characters. As from the Portal 2.6, space characters which are either at the beginning or in the end may be counted. |
| Confirm Password | The re-typed password above. Two fields, including Password and Confirm Password, must be the same. |
| First Name | The first name of a user. |
| Last Name | The last name of a user. |
| Email Address | The email of a user. It must be in the right format like username@abc.com. |
2. Fill all required information in this form.
3. Click the magnifying glass icon

to search and check if the chosen username is available.
4. Click the
Subscribe button to accept creating your account or
Reset to refresh all entered values. There will be an alert message and you can not add a new account if one of these cases occurs:
- User name already exists or user name is invalid.
- Password has less than 6 characters or more than 30 characters.
- Password and Confirm Password are not the same.
- Email Address format is not valid.
- Required fields are blank (empty).
After registering a new account, you can login and access eXo Social with your registered account.