# Cannot activate gitea.com account

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/cannot-activate-gitea-com-account/12365>\
**Category:** Site Feedback\
**Created:** [August 12, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/cannot-activate-gitea-com-account/12365 "2026-08-12T08:09:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![mattsimpson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/mattsimpson/32/7535_2.png) [@mattsimpson](https://forum.gitea.com/u/mattsimpson)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2026, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/cannot-activate-gitea-com-account/12365/3 "2026-09-12T03:57:15Z")

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Ha. I’m in the same boat and noticed this after I posted [Unable to send password reset on unconfirmed accounts](https://forum.gitea.com/t/unable-to-send-password-reset-on-unconfirmed-accounts/12419) . Ha.

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