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# Create an account and sign in

Signing up for HyperSkill, verifying your email, and how students get their accounts.

Go to [platform.siminsights.com](https://platform.siminsights.com) and press **Log in**.

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### Sign up

On the login screen choose **Sign up**. Use an email address and password, or sign in with Google or Apple.
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### Verify

Check your email for a verification link and open it.
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### Choose your role

The first time in, set the role you work in: Author, Teacher or Learner. See [Choose your role](/start-here/choose-your-role.md).
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Students in a class do not sign up on their own: their teacher adds them by email, and an account is created for them. They sign in with that email. See [My classes and lessons](/learn/my-classes-and-lessons.md).