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# Create an Account

Creating an Archer account takes about 30 seconds. There's no KYC, no seed phrase to write down, and no wallet extension to install.

## Sign Up

1. Go to [app.archerprotocol.com](https://app.archerprotocol.com)
2. Choose how you want to sign in:
   * **Email**: magic link sent to your inbox
   * **Google**: single-tap OAuth
   * **Apple**: single-tap OAuth (iOS / macOS)
   * **Wallet**: connect an existing wallet (MetaMask, Phantom, Coinbase Wallet, Rainbow, etc.) and sign a message to prove ownership
3. Confirm the sign-in challenge

That's it. You're in.

## What Happens Behind the Scenes

When your account is created, Archer (via [Privy](https://docs.privy.io/)) automatically provisions two embedded wallets for you:

* A **primary EVM wallet** that works on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Polygon, Optimism, Avalanche, and BSC
* A **primary Solana wallet** that works on Solana mainnet

These wallets are non-custodial. The private keys are generated and stored inside Privy's infrastructure (in a Trusted Execution Environment). Archer's backend never sees them, never holds them, and never has the ability to move funds without your approval.

You can find your wallet addresses on the **Settings** page under **Security & Authentication**, labeled **Primary**.

## Sign-in Methods That Are Disabled (And Why)

We deliberately do not support:

* **SMS / phone sign-in**: SIM-swap attacks are a real and growing threat for crypto users. Phone-based authentication is too easy to hijack.

We do support, on top of the methods above:

* **Passkeys**: once you're signed in, you can add a passkey for instant biometric login (Face ID, Touch ID, Windows Hello).
* **MFA**: second-factor authentication for account-level operations.

## Next

* [Manage Your Wallet](/archer.bot/getting-started/manage-your-wallet.md): link external wallets, enable server signing, security model
* [Fund Your Account](/archer.bot/getting-started/fund-your-account.md): get tokens into your Archer wallet