Create/Sign in to your Platform account

From the Create an Account page, enter the following information

  • A valid email. A confirmation email will be sent to activate your account.
  • A unique username for the ActiveState Platform.
  • A password with at least 8 characters and cannot include repeating characters or the username.

By clicking the Create Account button, you accept the Platform Terms of Use and Service Agreement.

To create an account using your GitHub account

  1. Go to the Create an Account page.
  2. Click Sign in with GitHub. You will be redirected to the GitHub site to authorize your account.
  3. Enter your GitHub username and password.
  4. Click Authorize ActiveState to allow ActiveState to authenticate your account. After authentication, you will be redirected to the ActiveState Platform as a signed-in user.

Log in with Another SSO provider

SSO login is available for some paid customers. For more information, contact your Account Executive or reach out to ActiveState by emailing support@activestate.com.

Authenticate the State Tool

Before you can interact with your organization’s projects, you need to authorize your installation of the State Tool.

After creating an account and with the State Tool installed, enter the following command into your command prompt or terminal:

state auth

Your browser will open and prompt you to Authorize your State Tool. If you are not logged into the ActiveState Platform, you will need to provide your credentials. Click Authorize to proceed.

If a browser does not open, paste the link provided in the state auth output into a browser and click Authorize. If your environment does not have a browser accessible, paste the url into the browser in another environment.

Successful authentication will return the following output in your command line.

You have successfully authenticated, hello <username>!
You are logged in as <username>

Your State Tool will remain authorized on your local installation until you log out using the following command:

state auth logout