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You can create users:
- Manually through the sign in page or Administrator Area.
- Automatically through user authentication integrations.
- [Manually through the sign-in page](#create-users-on-sign-in-page).
- [Manually in the Admin Area](#create-users-in-admin-area).
- [Manually using the API](../../../api/users.md).
- [Automatically through user authentication integrations](#create-users-through-authentication-integrations).
## Create users on sign in page
## Create users on sign-in page
If you have [sign-up enabled](../../admin_area/settings/sign_up_restrictions.md), users can create
their own accounts by either:
Prerequisites:
- Selecting the **Register now** link on the sign-in page.
- Navigating to `https://gitlab.example.com/users/sign_up`.
- [Sign-up enabled](../../admin_area/settings/sign_up_restrictions.md)
Users can create their own accounts by either:
![Register Tab](img/register_v13_6.png)
- Selecting the **Register now** link on the sign-in page.
- Navigating to your GitLab instance's sign-up link. For example: `https://gitlab.example.com/users/sign_up`.
## Create users in Admin Area
As an Administrator user, you can manually create users:
Prerequisites:
- You must have administrator access for the instance.
To create a user manually:
1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin**.
1. On the left sidebar, select **Overview > Users** (`/admin/users`).
1. Select **New user**.
You can also [create users through the API](../../../api/users.md) as an administrator.
![Administrator User Button](img/admin_user_button.png)
![Administrator User Form](img/admin_user_form.png)
1. Complete the fields.
1. Select **Create user**.
## Create users through authentication integrations
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