> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.championsmeta.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating a ChampionsMeta Account and Verifying Email

> Sign up for ChampionsMeta with a username, email, and password. Verify your email to unlock team submission and community publishing.

Creating an account lets you save teams, toggle their privacy, and publish them to the community for other players to browse and upvote. You can use the meta dashboard, team builder, and tournament browser without an account — registration is only needed when you want to save or share your own work.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the sign-up form">
    Click **Sign up** in the top navigation bar. The registration form asks for a username, email address, and password.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a username">
    Your username appears on your public profile and on any teams you publish. It must:

    * Be at least 3 characters long
    * Contain only letters, numbers, and underscores (`a–z`, `A–Z`, `0–9`, `_`)

    Usernames are unique — if the one you want is taken, you'll be prompted to choose another.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Enter your email address">
    Provide a valid email address. ChampionsMeta uses it only to verify your account and send password reset links — no marketing email.

    Each email address can only be registered once.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a password">
    Your password must be at least 6 characters long. There are no other restrictions, but a longer, unique password is always a better choice.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Submit the form">
    Click **Create account**. ChampionsMeta creates your account and immediately sends a verification email to the address you provided.

    You'll see a confirmation screen telling you to check your inbox — you are not signed in yet at this point.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify your email">
    Open the verification email and click the link inside. The link is valid for **24 hours**. Clicking it confirms your address, signs you in automatically, and redirects you to the home page.

    If the link has expired, you can request a new one from the sign-in page.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Email verification is required before you can submit or publish teams to the community. You can sign in and use the team builder without verifying, but the **Submit Team** action will remain unavailable until your email is confirmed.
</Note>

## After registration

Once verified, your profile page at `/users/your-username` is live. Any team you save and set to **Public** will appear there and in the community teams feed. Teams set to **Private** are visible only to you.