# How to Get an EMS Server
1. Go to https://ems.element.io/
1. Click `Sign up or Sign in`
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1. Enter your email address
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1. Click the confirmation link in the email
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1. Enter your name or company name and a password on https://ems.element.io/user/account. Then click Billing address and payment method
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1. Enter your billing address and credit card information on https://ems.element.io/user/billing
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1. Click `Your Account`, then `Manage Servers` to get started setting up your EMS server
1. Click the `Setup` tab, and choose your Host Size
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1. Select your hostname and click Check. Keep in mind that this cannot be changed later
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1. Configure your host settings, then click Next. If you want to use Custom DNS (ie. have your usernames be `@someone:yourdomain.com` instead of `@someone:yourhost.ems.host` and have your Element client on your own domain), see [EMS Server With Custom Domain](ems-server-with-custom-domain)
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1. Confirm your payment options. Then click Purchase
1. Sit tight for a few minutes while your server is being built
1. When it's done, click `Manage hosts` to configure additional settings and add users
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