# Create your KickBot account > Sign up for KickBot with Google, Discord or email, connect your Kick channel, and add KickBot as a moderator, in about a minute and for free. Source: https://kickbot.com/docs/getting-started/create-your-account To start with KickBot, sign up at [kickbot.com/login](https://kickbot.com/login), connect your Kick channel, and add KickBot as a moderator in your Kick chat. It is free and takes about a minute. Nothing is installed on your computer: KickBot runs in the cloud, and you control it from the dashboard in your browser. There are three short parts: 1. Make a KickBot login. 2. Connect your Kick channel (step 1 of 2 in the dashboard). 3. Add KickBot as a moderator (step 2 of 2). New channels then get an optional [AI setup](https://kickbot.com/docs/getting-started/ai-setup) that writes your first commands and timed messages for you. ## Sign up 1. Go to [kickbot.com/login](https://kickbot.com/login). 2. Click **Sign up** under the sign-in box. 3. Choose how you want to sign in: - **Google** or **Discord**: click the button with the logo and approve KickBot in the window that opens. - **Email and password**: type your email and a password, then click **Create account**. The password needs 8 or more characters and at least one number. KickBot sends you an email with a verification link. Open the link to finish. ![The KickBot sign up page with Google and Discord buttons and the email and password fields](https://kickbot.com/docs/images/getting-started/create-your-account/01-sign-up.webp "Sign up with Google, Discord, or an email and password.") Your login is yours, not your channel's. You use the same login to manage your own channel and any channels you help with as a moderator. See [Manage more than one channel](https://kickbot.com/docs/account/multiple-channels). > **Good to know:** Forgot your password? Click **Forgot password?** on the sign-in page. KickBot emails you a reset link. ## Connect your Kick channel After you sign in for the first time, the dashboard shows **Get started with KickBot**. It has two choices: - **Link a Kick channel**: choose this for a channel that you own. - **Enter an invite code**: choose this if a streamer invited you to their team. You get the code from the streamer. See [Manage team](https://kickbot.com/docs/account/team). ![The Get started with KickBot popup with the options Link a Kick channel and Enter an invite code](https://kickbot.com/docs/images/getting-started/create-your-account/02-get-started.webp "The first screen after sign up. Pick Link a Kick channel for your own channel.") To connect your own channel: 1. Click **Link a Kick channel**. 2. Click **Connect**. Kick opens in the same tab. 3. Sign in to Kick with the channel you stream on, if Kick asks. 4. Approve KickBot on Kick. Keep all the permissions selected. KickBot needs them to read your chat and post in it. 5. Kick sends you back to KickBot. ![Step 1 of 2, Connect your Kick channel, with the Connect button](https://kickbot.com/docs/images/getting-started/create-your-account/03-connect-kick.webp "Step 1 of 2: Kick opens, you approve KickBot, and you come back to the dashboard.") If you signed in with the wrong KickBot login, click **Sign out** under the two choices and sign in again. ## Add KickBot as a moderator When you come back from Kick, the dashboard shows **Step 2 of 2: Add KickBot as a moderator**. Type this in your Kick chat: ``` /mod KickBot ``` Then click **Continue**. KickBot checks that it is a moderator on your channel. Without moderator status, KickBot cannot post or moderate in your chat. The full steps, and how to fix a failed check, are in [Add KickBot as a moderator](https://kickbot.com/docs/getting-started/add-kickbot-as-moderator). ## After setup If your channel is new to KickBot, the AI setup opens next. It reads your public Kick profile and suggests commands, timed messages and features. You check each step and keep only what you want. See [AI setup](https://kickbot.com/docs/getting-started/ai-setup). Then you land on the dashboard Home page. Good first steps: - Look around with the [dashboard tour](https://kickbot.com/docs/getting-started/dashboard-tour). - Add [custom commands](https://kickbot.com/docs/chat-bot/custom-commands) such as `!discord` or `!socials`. - Turn on [text-to-speech](https://kickbot.com/docs/tts/set-up-tts) and add the TTS widget to OBS. - Add a [chat overlay](https://kickbot.com/docs/widgets/chat-overlay) or other overlays from the [Widget library](https://kickbot.com/docs/widgets/widget-library). - Invite your moderators with [Manage team](https://kickbot.com/docs/account/team). ## Troubleshooting **"This channel is linked to another account"**: your Kick channel is already connected to a different KickBot login. KickBot offers **Transfer account**. If you click it, the channel moves to the login you use now and you become the owner. The other login stays on the team as an admin. Kick asks you to confirm once more. If you do not want to move it, click **Sign out** and sign in with the other login. **"We were unable to authenticate with Kick"**: the connection to Kick did not finish. Click **Return to dashboard** and try **Connect** again. Make sure you approve all permissions on Kick. **"Could not start the Kick connection"**: reload the page and try again. **No verification email**: check your spam folder. The email comes from KickBot right after you click **Create account**. ## FAQ **Is KickBot free?** Yes. You can sign up and use KickBot for free, with no card. Some limits are higher on Premium. See [KickBot Premium](https://kickbot.com/docs/account/premium). **Do I need to download anything to use KickBot on Kick?** No. KickBot runs in the cloud. You set it up in your browser. Overlays go into OBS or other streaming software as a browser source, which is a link. See [Add a browser source to OBS](https://kickbot.com/docs/getting-started/add-browser-source-obs). **Can my moderator sign up and set up KickBot for me?** Yes, but connect the channel yourself first. Then invite your moderator with an invite code from [Manage team](https://kickbot.com/docs/account/team). They sign up with their own login and choose **Enter an invite code**. **Can I use one KickBot login for more than one Kick channel?** Yes. Use **Add streamer** in the channel switcher to link another channel or join another team. See [Manage more than one channel](https://kickbot.com/docs/account/multiple-channels).