> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dapp.ing/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create an account and choose a sign-in method

> Use an approved login method, then connect professional accounts without confusing them with recovery methods.

Create or recover a dApp.ing account with email, X, an authenticated EVM wallet, or an authenticated Solana wallet. Use the same method and identity when you return so you do not open a different profile.

## Create your account

1. Select **Sign in** in the header.
2. Choose email, X, a supported EVM wallet, or a supported Solana wallet.
3. Complete the provider prompt. A connected wallet becomes login authority only after you complete the requested authentication.
4. Finish onboarding by choosing your public handle and adding the basic profile details.

## Login methods and professional connections are different

After login, you can connect GitHub, Discord, Farcaster, X, and supported wallets as professional context. Discord, GitHub, and Farcaster cannot create or recover a dApp.ing account. Google may appear only as legacy evidence on an older profile; it is not available for new login or recovery. LinkedIn is a manually supplied public link, not verified login authority.

Connecting a wallet for profile or NFT context is also different from authenticating with it. Never assume a visible wallet can recover the account.

## If you return to the wrong profile

* Sign out, then use the original email, X account, or exact wallet address and network family.
* Finish any provider prompt you started. An incomplete prompt cannot establish the expected session.
* Never share a password, verification code, seed phrase, or private key. Reject any unexpected signature or transfer request.

## Continue on dApp.ing

<Card title="Open My Account" icon="arrow-up-right" href="https://dapp.ing/userprofile">
  Complete this task in the dApp.ing application.
</Card>

## Related guides

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  <Card title="What is dApp.ing?" icon="book-open" href="/help/getting-started/what-is-dapping">
    See how dApp.ing brings Web3 work, people, companies, products, and opportunities together.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Complete onboarding and choose your public handle" icon="book-open" href="/help/getting-started/complete-onboarding-and-choose-your-public-handle">
    Choose your public handle and add the details people need to recognize you.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Manage login methods, connected accounts, wallets, and NFT visibility" icon="book-open" href="/help/account-safety/manage-login-methods-connected-accounts-wallets-and-nft-visibility">
    Link sign-in methods and wallets, then choose what appears on your profile.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>