# Sign in with GitHub

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A GitHub account is required to access the Spice.ai Cloud Platform. If you don't have one, you can [create an accout here](https://github.com/signup).
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### From the Spice.ai website

1. Go to [spice.ai](https://spice.ai) and click on **Sign In** in the top right corner.
   1. You can also navigate directly by URL to [spice.ai/login](https://spice.xyz/login)
2. Click **Continue with GitHub** to login with your GitHub account.
3. Click **Authorize Spice.ai Cloud Platform**.
4. You will be redirected to the **new application page.**

Continue to [Step 2 to configure your first Spice application](/docs/getting-started/get-started/portal-login-1.md).

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Need help? Ask a question, raise issues, and provide feedback to the Spice AI team on [Slack](https://spiceai.org/slack).
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# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://docs.spice.ai/docs/getting-started/get-started/portal-login.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.