How to sign in and link accounts in Strapi Cloud

Strapi Cloud supports signing in through GitHub, GitLab, and Google Auth. After signing in, you'll need to link your Strapi Cloud account with a valid GitHub or GitLab account, as Strapi Cloud supports deployment through both platforms.

Important: Your Strapi Cloud account is separate from your Strapi Admin dashboard accounts. Signing into Strapi Cloud gives you access to project management, deployment, and billing features, but does not provide access to your project's admin dashboard. Each Strapi project has its own admin authentication system where you'll need to create a super admin account when first accessing the project.

Follow these steps to link your account:

1. Navigate to cloud.strapi.io and sign in using your preferred authentication method

2. Click Create Project and select a plan

   • New users can start with a Free plan

3. In the "Import Git Repository" section, connect your GitHub or GitLab account or organizations that own the repositories you want to deploy

   • Note: This can be different from the account that owns the Strapi Cloud account

4. If you've already granted Strapi Cloud access to all your repositories, proceed to step 5. Otherwise:

   • You'll see a permission modal requesting access to your repositories

   • Grant the necessary permissions (learn more in the GitHub documentation or GitLab documentation about repository access)

5. Return to the project creation interface and select your account and repository

6. Complete your Strapi Cloud project setup

For advanced customization options and detailed instructions, visit our Strapi Cloud documentation.