Set up your Clerk account
You will learn how to
- Create a Clerk account
- Create a new Clerk project
Estimated time 1 cup of coffee
Sign into Clerk
Create a Clerk account or sign into your Clerk dasbhoard.
Create a Clerk application
If you've just created an account for the first time, you'll be taken directly to our interactive authentication setup form.
Otherwise, you'll be redirected to your Clerk dashboard.
To create a new app, press the Add application card to be taken to the interactive authentication setup form.
Select auth providers
Clerk provides over 20 authentication providers that you can use in your Clerk apps. Select the ones that matter to your users and press Create application.
Once the application is created in the Clerk dashboard, you will be redirected to the API Keys page, which will show you your application's API keys.
Create a new codebase
The API keys listed in the Clerk dashboard are just the first step to integrating Clerk into your apps. To get the most out of Clerk, check out our "Quickstart" guides:
Next.js
Easily add secure, beautiful, and fast authentication to Next.js with Clerk.
React
Get started installing and initializing Clerk in a new React application.
JavaScript
Add authentication and user management to your JavaScript application.
Remix
Easily add secure, edge- and SSR-friendly authentication to Remix with Clerk.
Gatsby
Integrate user management and authentication into your Gatsby application.
RedwoodJS
Grow your RedwoodJS application with Clerk user management and authentication.
Expo / React Native
Use Clerk with Expo to authenticate users in your React Native application.
Fastify
Learn about installing and initializing Clerk in a new Fastify application.