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

# Creating new users

> Creating new user accounts within a API Self Hosted instance is a quick process carried out by a administrator account of the Self Hosted instance.

> [!WARNING]
>
> **This documentation is for API Self-Hosted Version 2 (Legacy)**
>
> Version 2 is a legacy deployment model. All new customers **must** use Version 3, which features a modern multi-container architecture with improved security and performance.
>
> 👉 [Get started with API Self-Hosted v3](/hc/en-us/articles/51133475373465-API-Self-Hosted-v3-Quick-Start-Guide.md)

## Creating new users steps

**Step 1**

The administrator will need to navigate to the **admin** page of their Self Hosted instance. 

![](https://mintcdn.com/draftable/xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65/images/draftable-api-self-hosted/image-101.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65\&q=85\&s=1ff2b53f567b7b4571e0224a5a7b1912)

**Step 2**

Once on this screen you can click **new user**, to generate a new user account. 

![](https://mintcdn.com/draftable/xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65/images/draftable-api-self-hosted/image-102.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65\&q=85\&s=5bc3cd3737f765a730212f7a876db756)

**Step 3**

Now enter the email address for the new user you want to create and click on **create user**. 

![](https://mintcdn.com/draftable/xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65/images/draftable-api-self-hosted/image-103.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65\&q=85\&s=832bda2424d73b9b70966ffa2a3b5f59)

**Step 4**

You will be presented with a link that can be used to fully activate the account. If you wish to activate this immediately click the link now.

![](https://mintcdn.com/draftable/xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65/images/draftable-api-self-hosted/image-104.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65\&q=85\&s=38cfc92681f616d9bc27705abf6efd14)

**Step 5**

Enter the same email address as provided prior, then enter a password for that user. Remember the password will need to include a capitalised letter, a symbol and a number.

![](https://mintcdn.com/draftable/xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65/images/draftable-api-self-hosted/image-105.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65\&q=85\&s=0cfca0e39f0956b94f45ad080baf7336)

**Step 6**

Your new user account has been created, and they can now log into your Draftable Self Hosted instance. 

![](https://mintcdn.com/draftable/xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65/images/draftable-api-self-hosted/image-106.png?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=xiYLgQoBwoYUCU65\&q=85\&s=4bff71dbc75682ecfd890114117e9e44)

If you wish to know how to configure and manage your users account settings, see this help article [here.](/hc/en-us/articles/7132242748313-Managing-user-settings.md)


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