Account registration

Account Registration

Before building a BioCompute Object (BCO), please register an account first by following the listed steps:

1. Go to Log in on the header:
   
2. For first-time users, please click on “Don’t have an account? Sign up”, fill out the required information and click SUBMIT.
   
   Google authentication is also enabled on BioCompute. Users can register a BCO account from click on Create BCO Portal account with Google.
   
3. An activation email from object.biocompute@gmail.com should be sent to your entered email address for account activation.
4. Log in to the Portal account using your registered username and password or sign in with a Google account or ORCID account.

Account information

Under Account, personal/account information can be modified. In addition, the users are able to change passwords, add servers, and edit Groups and Permissions.

1. After logging in, click on your name on the top right corner of the page to go to the account:
   
2. On the Account page, account details can be changed. For example, names, email address, affiliation, ORCID. Click on UPDATE PROFILE to finalize the changes.
3. The BCO databases that the account has access to are shown under BCO databases. By click on GROUPS/PERMISSIONS, users can view permissions and groups associated with the account.
4. BioCompute Team has set up a BCODB Sandbox server for developers. To add it, please contact BioCompute admin for information.