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When you open Fedilab for the first time or when you are adding a new account to Fedilab, you have to follow this procedure.

Here’s how you can log in to your Fediverse account in Fedilab

1. Enter your instance

• Instance
  In here you have to enter the host name of your instance. For an example if you created your account on https://mastodon.social, You have to type just “mastodon.social”.
  The login button will only work if the address you entered is valid and your instance is up.

If the instance you entered is a Peertube, GNU Social or Friendica instance, You will be taken to the login page in Fedilab

If it’s a Mastodon or Pleroma instance, You will be taken to your instance’s login page (web page).

Optionally, if you want to use a separate web browser to continue, click on the three-dot-menu on the top-right corner and check ‘Custom tabs’ option

• Then press the ‘Connect’ button
   

2. Login to your account
 

• Mastodon / Pleroma
• Peertube / GNU Social / Friendica

Mastodon / Pleroma accounts

After pressing the ‘Connect’ button you should see the login page of your instance.

• Email
  Enter the Email address you used to sign up for the account. For Pleroma accounts, you can also use the username of your account

• Password
  Enter the password for your account

• Press the ‘LOG IN’ button.
  

Two-Factor Authentication (Optional)

If you don’t have two-factor authentication enabled for your account, you won’t see this step. In that case skip this

Now enter your two-factor code.

*Authorize*

• Then press ‘AUTHORIZE’ button to give Fedilab access to your account.
  
  

• Now the login procedure is complete and you will be taken to your account!

Peertube / GNU Social / Friendica accounts

After pressing the ‘Connect’ button you should see the login page of Fedilab.

• Enter the Username and Password of your account

• Press the ‘Login’ button.
  

• Now the login procedure is complete and you will be taken to your account!