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- [Getting started](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/bereiche/getting-started)
- [Account and first project](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/leitfaeden/account-and-first-project)
- [Sign up and create an organisation](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/sign-up-and-create-an-organisation)
# Sign up and create an organisation
A personal account is created at cockpit.laioutr.cloud; the same flow creates the organisation and runs a short onboarding with questions about the company and its industry.
## Before you start
- Plan
- No plan required
- Duration
- 3 min
### Prerequisites
- Business email address
- Company name and details
Last reviewed on October 15, 2026
Getting started with Laioutr begins with a personal account in Cockpit. During sign-up, Cockpit asks for the organisation details. The organisation represents the company or team and is the frame for all users, projects and settings.
The onboarding includes a few questions, for example about the industry and the planned project. The answers help prepare a suitable start, such as a Blueprint for the chosen industry.
No plan is needed to sign up. Projects without an assigned licence run on Starter. A plan is only needed once a project goes live on its own domain. After sign-up, the next steps are the first project and inviting the team.
## Step by step
1. 1 ### Step 1: Open Cockpit
Open `cockpit.laioutr.cloud` in the browser and choose to sign up.
2. 2 ### Step 2: Create the personal account
Enter name, email address and password and submit the sign-up. The account belongs to the person, not to the company.
3. 3 ### Step 3: Create the organisation
In the next step, enter the company name and the other organisation details. These can be changed later under **Settings** in the **General** tab.
4. 4 ### Step 4: Answer the onboarding questions
Answer the questions about industry, plans and company. The industry decides which starting points Cockpit suggests next.
5. 5 ### Step 5: Arrive in Cockpit
After completion, Cockpit opens the new organisation. From here, create the first project and invite the team under **Members**.
## Check the result
In the organisation settings, the **General** tab shows the name of the new organisation, and the **Projects** tab is empty and offers **Create project**.
## Frequently asked questions
Does sign-up require a plan?
No. Projects without an assigned licence run on Starter. A plan is needed once a project goes live on its own domain.
Can one account belong to several organisations?
Yes. A personal account can be a member of any number of organisations, for example the employer and a partner.
What are the onboarding answers used for?
Laioutr uses the answers to prepare a start that fits the industry and to offer targeted support where needed.
## Related
- [Create the first project](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/create-the-first-project)5 min
In the organisation settings, use Create project in the Projects tab, choose a starting point and open the project; markets, apps and Studio follow.
- [Laioutr at a glance: organisation, project, environments](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/laioutr-at-a-glance-organisation-project-environments)4 min
The organisation is the company account with members, roles and billing, a project is one storefront or website inside it, and environments are independent copies of a project, starting with the live environment main.
- [Manage an organisation in Cockpit](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/manage-an-organisation-in-cockpit)5 min
The organisation is the top-level container in Cockpit and holds members, roles, projects, billing and API keys. Its name, projects, members and deletion are managed in the organisation settings.
- [Assign roles and permissions](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/assign-roles-and-permissions)6 min
Roles decide what a member can see and do in Cockpit. Besides the built-in roles Owner, Developer, Project Manager and Content Manager, the organisation defines custom roles with selected permissions under Roles and assigns them when inviting.
- [From sign-up to a live storefront without help](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/from-sign-up-to-a-live-storefront-without-help)12 min
The self-service path runs in one line from sign-up through industry choice, shop connection, app selection and first deployment to choosing a plan and going live, without talking to Laioutr.
## Learn it in a lesson
- [Sign up and create the organisation](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/lektionen/go-live-sign-up-and-create-organisation)6 min
## [Account and first project](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/leitfaeden/account-and-first-project)
Search this guide
1. [Laioutr at a glance: organisation, project, environments](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/laioutr-at-a-glance-organisation-project-environments)4 min
2. [Sign up and create an organisation](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/sign-up-and-create-an-organisation)3 min
3. [Create the first project](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/create-the-first-project)5 min
4. [How data flows in Laioutr](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/how-data-flows-in-laioutr)5 min
5. [From sign-up to a live storefront without help](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/from-sign-up-to-a-live-storefront-without-help)12 min
6. [Start a project from a Blueprint](https://academy.laioutr.com/en/artikel/start-a-project-from-a-blueprint)5 min
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