Create your agency's Organization

Setting your agency up on CloudCannon starts with creating an account and an Organization. Optionally, you can join the Partner Program to gain access to Client Organizations, the Lite Plan, and the other benefits we covered earlier in this guide.

Create an account#

If you already have a CloudCannon account, you can skip this step of the guide.

Open the CloudCannon app using your internet browser. You can create an account using your email, or your GitHub, Bitbucket, or GitLab account. In this guide, we'll create an account using email.

Click on the Sign up with email button.

Enter your email in the Email Address field and click the Send Code button.

To validate your email address, CloudCannon will send a six-digit confirmation code to the email you provided. This validation email should arrive in your inbox quickly and will expire after 10 minutes.

Enter the code in the Confirmation Code field and click the Confirm my email button.

Once you have validated your email address, you can finish adding your account details, such as your first name, last name, and an account password, and whether you are a developer or a content editor. Your password must be at least nine characters long.

Click the Create my account button to finish creating your account.

Your Organization#

CloudCannon will automatically create an Organization for you when you sign up, and add you to the Owners Permission Group. By default, CloudCannon names this Organization [First Name] Organization, using the first name on your account, or My Organization if your account has no first name, so we recommend changing it to the name of your agency. For more information, please read our documentation on renaming your Organization.

Your new Organization starts on a 21-day Free Trial of the Standard Plan, so you can connect a Site and try CloudCannon before you enter any payment details. If you are a member of the Owners Permission Group, you can see how many days remain on the Trial Countdown in the App Sidebar.

Now that you have an Organization, you can pause this guide here. Your 21-day Free Trial is the time to connect a website of your own and see what editing on CloudCannon feels like before you enter any payment details. You have already created an account and an Organization, so please read our documentation on getting started with CloudCannon, starting at the Create a Site step. Come back here when you are ready to set up a Site for a client and pick your Subscription Plan.

Join the Partner Program#

There is no fee to join the Partner Program, and you can join during the 21-day Free Trial on your own Organization. That gives you three weeks to create Client Organizations, try the benefits, and discuss your setup with our friendly support team before you pay for your agency's Subscription Plan.

To apply, visit the CloudCannon Partner Program page, which covers eligibility, what's included, and how to sign up. Once you're enrolled, CloudCannon will turn your Organization into a Partner Organization, every Client Organization you create from then on starts on a six-month Free Trial, and the Lite Plan becomes available when you choose a Subscription Plan in the next step.

In the next step of this guide, we'll choose a Subscription Plan for your agency and start your Subscription.