# Cannot get account activated with link

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/cannot-get-account-activated-with-link/9908>\
**Category:** Gitea Usages\
**Created:** [October 24, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/cannot-get-account-activated-with-link/9908 "2024-10-24T19:42:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![ssp6904](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.gitea.com/ssp6904/32/6303_2.png) [@ssp6904](https://forum.gitea.com/u/ssp6904)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/cannot-get-account-activated-with-link/9908/1 "2024-10-24T19:42:01Z")

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Hello all!

I’m having trouble on getting the account activation link activating my account for my personal instance. The email went through, but when I enter my password on the link I got, nothing changed in my account settings to say it was actually activated.

Can someone help me? Thank you! 🙂

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**Author:** ![colem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@colem](https://forum.gitea.com/u/colem)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/cannot-get-account-activated-with-link/9908/2 "2026-01-26T21:36:11Z")

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Having this same issue. Did you ever find a resolution?