# Account setup

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### Create your account at [app.mithril.ai](https://app.mithril.ai) using your work email for instant access

Mithril is generally available for work purposes (e.g., businesses, research labs). Individuals will be waitlisted at this time.
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### Add your payment and billing information 

A valid payment method is required to use Mithril compute. All payment methods may have temporary authorization charges placed for verification.

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Remember to populate both the payment method and billing information in Stripe. Missing or invalid information may prevent you from spinning up compute.
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### Create your [first instance](/compute-and-storage/compute-quickstart.md)! 

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### Invite your team members and [setup your organization](/access-management/porting-iam-roles-and-permissions-from-aws-or-gcp.md)

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