# Is it possible to approve self-registered users?

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/is-it-possible-to-approve-self-registered-users/2537>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [September 30, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/is-it-possible-to-approve-self-registered-users/2537 "2020-09-30T13:27:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 30, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/is-it-possible-to-approve-self-registered-users/2537/1 "2020-09-30T13:27:38Z")

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I would like to run a Gitea instance where users may register but the user account must be activated by an administrator. Is this possible? Unfortunately, I didn’t find it in the documentation.

Thanks.