pyfedi/docs/ADDING_USERS.md

Adding users

There are two ways of adding users to your instance to get the ball rolling.

Notes before starting

Please note that both of these involve local users, and not remote users.

Instructions

Allow registration

To allow registration:

1. Login to your instance as your admin user
2. Go to Admin
3. Click on Misc settings
4. Look for Registration mode.
5. Either set the choice to Open or Require Application

Registering

After registration is set to open/require application, the common user flow is to navigate to your instance and click Register.

Disabling ReCAPCHA

If you ensure your .env file has empty values for RECAPTCHA3_PUBLIC_KEY and RECAPTCHA3_PRIVATE_KEY, then you can bypass the ReCAPCHA step. The only problem is you will need to ensure the users email address is verified, and this may be a hassle.

Admin screen

1. Login to your instance as your admin user
2. Go to Admin
3. Click Users
4. Click the Add local user button.
5. Fill in the details
6. Ensure you click Email address is verified.

Once you've set all the details and save, the user is now accessible.