> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.ples.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# How to sign in

> Sign in to Ples with your email and password. Complete 2FA if you turned it on.

Sign in at [app.ples.com/login](https://app.ples.com/login).

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/ples/fv9e3631thkaIOyB/images/login.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=fv9e3631thkaIOyB&q=85&s=75c4730c3933d1b7dd06befa2d263cb9" alt="Ples login page showing Welcome Back, email and password fields, Remember me, Forgot Password, and Sign In" width="3840" height="2160" data-path="images/login.png" />
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## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Enter your email and password">
    Use the same address you registered.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Optional: Remember me">
    Check **Remember me** if you are on a device you trust.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sign in">
    Click **Sign In**. If two-factor authentication is on, Ples sends you to the 2FA challenge next.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Two-factor challenge

If you enabled 2FA, enter the code from your authenticator app or the email OTP, then continue. See [Two-factor authentication](/article/two-factor-authentication).

## Forgot your password?

Click **Forgot Password?** on the login page, enter your email, and set a new password from the reset link.

<Warning>
  Your email must be confirmed before sign-in works. If you just registered, [confirm your email](/article/confirm-your-email) first.
</Warning>

## What's next?

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  <Card title="Your first 10 minutes" icon="timer" href="/article/first-10-minutes">
    Add a domain, paste your first backlinks, and see monitoring start.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Understanding the dashboard" icon="layout-dashboard" href="/article/understanding-the-dashboard">
    Read portfolio metrics, top domains, tags, team, and latest issues.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Two-factor authentication" icon="shield" href="/article/two-factor-authentication">
    Turn on 2FA with an authenticator app or email OTP.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>