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Type the address of your Fediverse instance in the text box

The page where you enter the address of your instance
While you’re typing the address, Fedilab will show you a list of known instance. If you see your instance in the list, press on it and Fedilab will fill the text box with that address.
For this guide, we are going to use an account on mstdn.social.

List of addresses of Fediverse servers are displayed based on what you are typing

Once you’re done, press ‘Continue’.

Then Fedilab will open login page of your instance in your web browser.

Enter your credentials and sign into your account.

Login page of the Mastodon instance we are using for this guide

Then your instance should ask if you want to authorize Fedilab to access your account. If you want to use Fedilab, press ‘AUTHORIZE’.
This step can be different, depending on your instance.

Authorization page of a Mastodon instance

If you authorize the app, you will be taken back to Fedilab. Give Fedilab a little bit of time to talk with your instance. Once it’s done, you’ve successfully logged in to your Fediverse account using Fedilab :)

If you like to continue with this guide, proceed to read the ‘After Login’ section.