> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://bdcatalyst.gitbook.io/biodata-catalyst-documentation/written-documentation/analyze-data-1/terra/account-setup.md).

# Account Setup

Logging in to Terra for the first time is a quick and straight-forward process. The process is easiest if you already have an email address hosted by Google.  If you want to use an email address that is not hosted by Google, we have instructions for that as well.\
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Article: ​[How to register for a Terra account](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360028235911)\
Article: ​[Setting up a Google account with a non-Google email](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360029186611)\
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We also recommend our article on [navigating in Terra](https://support.terra.bio/hc/en-us/articles/360022704371) to get familiar with basic menus and options in Terra, as well as this [video introduction to Terra](https://youtu.be/3rH86vcAqK8).

Read on in the next two subsections for primers on how to set up billing and how to manage costs.