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Account Management:Sign up with Alibaba Cloud

Last Updated:Jan 08, 2024

Before you purchase and use Alibaba Cloud products and services, you must have an Alibaba Cloud account. And then configure the account.

Two types of Alibaba Cloud accounts: individual accounts and corporate accounts. Alibaba Cloud provides the same services to individual accounts and corporate accounts.

Procedure

  1. Go to Alibaba Cloud website.

  2. Click Free Trial in the upper right corner of the page.

  3. Enter the following information on the account creation page:

    • select your account type.image.png

    • Enter an email ID, which is used to log on and receive notifications.

  • Enter and confirm your password.image.png

  • Click sign up

  • Select the country

  • Check the box, if you agree to the Membership Agreement, Privacy Policy, Product Terms and Terms of Use. And then click Confirm to submit your information.

  • Note: You must select the country in which your mobile phone number and credit card are registered.

  • Verify.

    You can verify the account in two methods:

    • Use email. This option is selected by default.

      1. Click Send to receive a verification code in your registered email.

      2. Enter the verification code in the box, and click sign up.

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    • Use phone.

      1. Click Use phone instead to change the verification method.

      2. Enter your phone number, and click Send Message to receive the verification code.

      3. Enter the verification code in the box, and then click sign up.

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      Note: If you choose the email verification method, you have to use the phone verification method when adding billing address, and the other way around.

You have now successfully registered an Alibaba Cloud account, and you must complete the billing address and payment method information before purchasing before you purchase Alibaba Cloud products and services. If you want to purchase products and services in the regions of the Chinese mainland, Real-Name registration is required.

Next steps

Introduction to Alibaba Cloud Payment

Real-name registration