Activating Pebbles account
==========================

The first time using the course environment, it is necessary to activate
your Pebbles account and create your password. This needs to be
done only once when the course starts.

.. note::

    If you already have activated your account you can continue with `launching a new computer instance <intro-to-course-environment.html#launch-a-new-computer-instance>`__.

**To activate your account, follow these steps:**

.. admonition:: 1. Follow the activation link that was sent to you by the course lecturer

   .. figure:: img/1_activation_link.PNG
        :width: 450px

.. admonition:: 2. Handle insecure connection warning

   This exception will occur only once when you activate your account, hence, you won't see this message again later.

   .. figure:: img/2_activate_certificate_exception.PNG
      :alt: Handle insecure connection warning.

      Handle insecure connection warning by adding an exception

.. admonition:: 3. Create a password for your account (Be sure to remember this, you will need it frequently)

   .. figure:: img/3_create_password.PNG
      :alt: Create password
      :width: 450px

      Create password

.. admonition:: 4. Log into the Pebbles dashboard

   .. figure:: img/4_log_in.PNG
      :alt: Log into PB
      :width: 450px

      Log into PB

.. admonition:: 5. Open the "Account" tab

   When you first enter the Pebbles system, you have a following warning. Let's deal with it by going to the "Account" tab.

   .. figure:: img/No_environments_available.PNG
      :width: 450px

.. admonition:: 6. Join to AutoGIS group

   Everyone will join to dedicated group for this course by adding a code ``autogis17-a47rl`` into the pop-up window.

    .. figure:: img/join_group.PNG
        :width: 450px

    .. figure:: img/add_join_code.PNG
        :width: 300px

.. admonition:: 7. Create SSH keys

   Scroll down the page and you will see following section where you should ``Generate Keypair``:

    .. figure:: img/create_SSH_keys.PNG
        :width: 450px


   You **don't** need to download the generated Keypair into your computer.

.. admonition:: 8. Return to "Dashboard" tab

   .. figure:: img/launch_instance_ready.PNG
        :width: 450px

Now you are ready to go with `launching your first computer instance <intro-to-course-environment.html#launch-a-new-computer-instance>`__.