Creating an account

Peerkola runs in the browser at app.peerkola.com. There is nothing to install.

Sign up with email

You need three things:

• Email address. Used for your verification code, password resets and messages about your account. Other people never see it.
• Username. The name other people see on your posts. It is 3 to 30 characters long and may contain lowercase letters, numbers and _. Capital letters are turned into lowercase, so Anna becomes anna. Every username exists only once.
• Password. At least 10 characters, using at least three of: lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, symbols.

Verify your email

After you sign up, we email you a 6-digit code. Enter it in the app to continue. The code is valid for 15 minutes. If it doesn’t arrive, check your spam folder, then tap Resend once the countdown has run out.

You can’t read or publish posts until your address is verified.

Sign up with Google

If the sign-in screen offers Continue with Google, you can use a Google account instead of a password. We suggest a username based on your Google account, and you can change it before you continue. Only Google accounts with a confirmed email address are accepted.

If you already have a Peerkola account with a password, see Signing in with Google before you link it. Linking can’t be undone.

The first setup

Once you’re in, the app walks you through a few short steps:

1. Welcome. Three slides with the idea behind Peerkola.
2. How Peerkola works. If you like, a few short slides explain how posts reach you and what tokens are for. You can find them later under Settings → How Peerkola works.
3. Username. Only if you signed up with Google: keep the suggested name or pick another.
4. Channels. Pick at least 3 channels to start with. They fill your feed, so more channels means a fuller one. The info button next to each says what it’s about. You can join or leave channels at any time.
5. Languages. Pick the languages you can read. Your device’s language is preselected. You’ll only get posts in these languages, plus posts without any text.
6. Rules. What’s expected of everyone. They’re also listed under Community guidelines.

Your starting tokens

Every new account starts with 10 tokens, so you can publish a first post without reviewing anything. Tokens and prices explains how it works after that.