# Set a password from an invite

> Opened a portal setup link from your designer? Create a password, or use Google or Apple, and go straight into your project.

Source: https://docs.moodiri.com/for-clients/set-a-password-from-an-invite

## Why use it

A password lets you get back into your project portal at any time, without
waiting for a code by email. If you prefer, connect your Google or Apple account
instead and skip the password altogether.

## When to use it

- **You opened a setup link.** Some invitations from your designer open a **Set
  up your portal** page. Set your password there once.
- **You'd rather not type codes.** A password or a linked Google or Apple
  account gets you in directly.

If your invitation opened a sign-in page instead, follow
[Sign in to your portal](https://docs.moodiri.com/for-clients/signing-in-to-your-portal).

## Before you start

- The setup link from your designer's email.
- If you choose Google or Apple, use the account that has the email address your
  designer has for you.

## Steps

1. Open the setup link from your designer's invitation. The page shows **Set up your portal**.
2. To skip the password, choose **Continue with Google**, or **Continue with Apple** if it's offered.
3. Or type a **Password** of at least 8 characters, and type it again under **Confirm password**.
4. Choose **Create account & enter portal**.

## What happens next

- Your project portal opens on the [Overview](https://docs.moodiri.com/for-clients/overview).
- Next time, sign in from your designer's portal link with your email and
  password, or with the same Google or Apple account.

## Limits

- Passwords need at least 8 characters. Very long passwords (more than 72
  bytes) are not accepted.
- You can try to finish setup 5 times per minute.
- A setup link stops working once it has been used or replaced by a newer invite.

## Troubleshooting

- **Link expired or invalid.** Ask your designer to send a new portal invite.
- **Invalid or expired invite link.** The link was already used or has expired.
  Ask your designer for a new invite, or sign in with an email code.
- **This invite is no longer available. Ask your designer to send a new portal
  invite.** This invitation can no longer be used. A new invite from your designer
  fixes it.
- **Passwords don't match.** Type the same password in both boxes.

## Questions

### My invitation opened a sign-in page instead. Is that wrong?

No. Newer invitations open your designer's sign-in page, where you sign in with an email code, Google or Apple. See [Sign in to your portal](https://docs.moodiri.com/for-clients/signing-in-to-your-portal).

### Can I change the password later?

Yes. Open **Settings** in the portal and use **Sign-in and security**.

### The link says it expired. What do I do?

Ask your designer to send you a new portal invite.