# Accessing IBM Cloud - the Free Lite Account

## **Step 1 - sign up on IBM Cloud**

Sign up for IBM Cloud or log in here: <http://ibm.biz/202006-redhat-openshift>

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You might want to ask your IBM instructor to **whitelist** the public IP and or the above signup link at the following registration whitelisting site: <https://cloud.ibm.com/registration/whitelist>
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If you have already an IBM lite account or a Pay-As-You-Go account please access your IBM Cloud Dashboard by clicking the above link, and check the **Step 3 - Next Steps** section.
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You will provide your email

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You will then type in the confirmation code from your email

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Then you can fill out the remaining personal details.

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## **Step 2 - you created a new IBM Cloud lite account**

**Congratulations! Y**ou have created a new IBM Cloud lite accound. Now you can use if for free taking advantage of its free tier.

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**Congratulations!** You just signed up for IBM Cloud account. The next steps will show you how to build a Docker container for a Node.js application that provides an end point to translate text!
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## **Step 3 - Next Steps**

When you have successfully finished sign up process - you are ready for the next steps. Now you can set up your CLI environment. &#x20;


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