Create an Atlas Account¶

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You can register for an Atlas account using your Google Account or an email address.

Considerations¶

To register with and log in to Atlas, you can use one of the following options:

Note

If your company uses Configure Federated Authentication, you must use your company email address.

If you register with your Google Account, the following differences apply when using your Google account with Atlas:

Google manages your user details, email address, and password. You can't change this information using the Atlas console or API.
Google manages your 2FA. You can't use Atlas two factor authentication and won't be prompted for an Atlas 2FA verification when you log into Atlas. Google should verify your identity using Google 2-Step Verification.
Google creates a new Atlas account if you change your Google Account email address. Ask your Organization Owner or MongoDB Support to link this new account with your existing organizations and projects.
If you linked your Atlas account to your Google Account, you can unlink these accounts in Atlas.

If you use MongoDB Cloud Manager, use your Cloud Manager credentials to log in to Atlas. You can then create a new Atlas project from Cloud Manager.

Important

You cannot change the email address that you use to log in to your Atlas account after registering.

Create an Atlas organization and then create a project in this organization. You will deploy your first cluster in this project.

With your Atlas account, open the organization and its project, and then proceed to Deploy a Free Cluster.