# Create Account

To interact with the blockchain and use dApps on XPR Network, you will need to have an XPR Network account. The account will store your data on the blockchain such as your account name, transfers, and how many tokens you own.

For regular users, you can get a free account from [WebAuth.com](https://webauth.com/) which includes resources such as RAM by default.

A new XPR Network account can also **be created by someone with an existing account** [**here on the Explorer**](https://explorer.xprnetwork.org/wallet/create-account/advanced). You will need to buy a minimum of 3000 bytes of RAM for this account to get started.

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If you don't currently have an XPR Network account you can get your free account (including free RAM) using [WebAuth.com](https://webauth.com/)
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## HOW TO CREATE AN XPR ACCOUNT

### 1. Select **Wallet** on the top menu.

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### 2. Select Create Account from the left side menu.

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The Create Account page has 2 tabs;

* **Advanced** - Allows you to create a new XPR Network account manually.
  * **New Account to create** - Username of the new account. Needs to be between 4-12 characters, lowercase, and only characters a-z and 1-5 can be used in the name.
  * **New Accounts Public Owner Key** - Public key only, should be 57 characters long and start with PUB\_K1\_ (This key will be your owner permission, this has elevated permissions above the Active Key)
  * **New Accounts Public Active Key** - Public key only, should be 57 characters long and start with PUB\_K1\_ (This key will be your active permission, this ***can*** be the same as Owner)
  * **RAM to buy for New Account (in Bytes) -** Minimum for new account is 3000. Change as required.
* Link Email
  * Allows you to link an email address to your manually created XPR Network account so that you can complete the on-chain [identity verification](https://identity.metallicus.com/).