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How to Get an EMS Server

  1. Go to https://ems.element.io/user/hosting#/hosts or visit https://element.io thenand click Signthe In“Register” ->link Admin Dashboard frombelow the top-right.sign-in button. step2-click-register-link.jpg

Fill in your details and click the Register button. Note: Your password must be at least 12 characters long. step3-fill-in-your-details.jpg

Look in your inbox for your verification email. (If it doesn’t appear after a couple of minutes - check your spam!) Click the link in the email to verify your email address. step4-verification-email.jpg

You will be automatically redirected to the EMS Hosting site. Before proceeding any further, agree to our terms and conditions. step5-agree-to-terms.jpg

Click Sign“Set up ora Signhost in
now” to start setting up your first EMS server step6-set-up-a-host.jpg

EnterChoose your emailhost address
size and click Continue. step7-choose-host-size.jpg

Click the confirmation link in the email

Enter your name or company name andChoose a password on https://ems.element.io/user/account. Then click Billing address and payment method

Enter your billing address and credit card information on https://ems.element.io/user/billing

Click Your Account, then Manage Servers to get started setting up your EMS server

Click the Setup tab, and choose your Host Size

Select your hostname and click Check.“Check” Keepto incheck mind that this cannot be changed later
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Configure your hostnew 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), seehost. EMS Server With Custom Domain
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ConfirmSet up your payment options.card. Thenstep10-setup-payment.jpg

Check your payment information and click Purchase to build the host. step11-purchase.jpg

Sit tight for a few minutes while your server is being built step12-building2.jpg

WhenOnce it'syour done,host is ready, click Manage hosts to configure additional settings and add users
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