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You will need a Semaphore account to follow this guided tour. Don't worry, the only thing you will need is an account on GitHub or BitBucket.

In this section we'll learn about:

  • What's the purpose of CI/CD?
  • Creating an account
  • Creating an organization
  • Overview of the Semaphore homepage
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If you already have or have been invited to an organization, you can skip directly to the next step.

Prerequisites​

To create your Semaphore account you need a GitHub or BitBucket account.

Sign up to Semaphore​

Before you can start using Semaphore, you need to create an account:

  1. Go to semaphoreci.com

  2. Press Start Building for Free

  3. Select one of the options: Signup with GitHub or Signup with BitBucket

    Signup to Semaphore

  4. If prompted, authorize Semaphore to continue

    Authorize Semaphore

  5. Type a name for your organization

    Your organization is the HQ for all your projects and teammates.

    The organization's name determines the URL for your Semaphore homepage. My organization name is "keyboard-cowboys", so my URL is keyboard-cowboys.semaphoreci.com

    You can always change the organization name later.

    Naming your organization

  6. Fill in the short survey. This helps us to know you and your needs better

    Onboarding survey

  7. Finally, select your plan

    You can test one of the paid plans (no credit card required) or sign up with a free plan forever. You can change this later.

    Choose a plan

  8. Welcome to your new account

Semaphore homepage​

At this point, you should be seeing your organization's homepage. Let's get our bearings.

Semaphore homepage

On the top left side you'll find:

  • Project search box
  • Project creation button

On the top right side, there is:

  • The account menu
  • The organization menu

In the middle of the screen, you'll see the recent activity in your organization. Since we're just starting, nothing has happened yet.

What is an organization?​

An organization is the place where all your project and team members live. Your account can have as many organizations as you wish.

Semaphore Organization components

Since you created the organization, you are its Owner. That means you can do pretty much anything, including inviting people, granting and removing roles, creating projects, and even deleting the whole organization.

What have you done so far?​

  • Created a Semaphore account
  • Created your first organizations
  • Learned the basics of organizations

What's next?​

In the next section, we'll create our first project.