If you wonder why you need (or if you need) to create an account on GitLab.com, please read "Why do I need to create a GitLab.com account?" in the FAQ
To start using Silex, you need an account with a third-party service.
We recommend GitLab.com because it provides free hosting with GitLab Pages, collaboration tools, and versioning.
If you already have a GitLab account, here is the page about login to Silex. Otherwise, follow the instructions below to create one.
You can also watch this short video showing the registration process (with subtitles, no audio):
¶ Register a Silex account with GitLab.com
We recommend GitLab.com because:
Free plan includes
- Store your files and host your site
- Free subdomain
- Supports custom domains
- Open source and self-hostable
¶ How to Register
Did you know: there is full tutorial showing signup with GitLab
- Go to silex.me and click Start your site
- Choose GitLab.com
- On the GitLab page, click Register
- Fill in the form (email, username, password)
- Confirm your email with the verification code
- Complete the captcha and
- Publish your site, it will fail because new accounts need to be verified by phone (SMS code)
- Fill in with your phone number
- Enter the code received by text message
- Authorize Silex when asked to connect your GitLab account (OAuth)
- Now you can publish as much as you want and as many sites as you want