# Setting Up Your Profile

Start off your journey with Anytype by setting up your account and customizing your preferences.

The setup chapter includes:

1. How to properly store and save your recovery phrase and log in across all your devices.
2. How to customize your homepage and dashboard.
3. How to customize your preferences, light or dark mode, and language preferences.
4. How to customize the sidebar and edit your widgets to maximize your productivity.

After downloading the application, you will be taken through a series of short onboarding steps:

### Open the Anytype app and click  'Join'.

<figure><img src="/files/lvjMKsNsS6z10J4IajyO" alt=""><figcaption><p>Opening screen after downloading Anytype</p></figcaption></figure>

### Create your Profile by adding your name and photo

<figure><img src="/files/D0IgHde2wkYXFLGF4Dpo" alt=""><figcaption><p>Creating your profile</p></figcaption></figure>

### Enter your invite code, which is found in your email.

<figure><img src="/files/xFmaKX8i4whva6FKsEsr" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>


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