Log in / Registration

Login & Register buttons

Logging in to MergeBoard is done by clicking the Login button in the top navigation bar or by navigating to /login. You can log in using either your username and password or a third party OAuth account, depending on the configuration of your MergeBoard instance.

Tip

Did you forget your password? No problem! Click Reset Password below the login form. You will receive an email, that asks you for confirmation and guides you through the process of setting a new password. Note that this is not supported for OAuth2 accounts if you haven’t set a password yet.

Registering is done similarly by clicking the Register button on the top navigation bar or navigating to /register and filling out the form. Make sure to enter a valid email address to receive the verification link. Your password must meet certain strength criteria: The longer and more uncommon it is, the better. Passwords like 12345678 or pAsSwOrD will be rejected 1. The password must be at least 8 characters long. If the Register button is not visible, you are either already logged in or the registration of new accounts has been disabled by an admin.

See also

As an admin you can manage all users in the user administration.

Footnotes

1

The strength of a password is calculated by compressing it using a list of most common passwords. The resulting number of bits needed to represent your password with this form of compression will then be compared against a minimum threshold that can be set by your admin but must at least be 60.