Create an Account

Before you can add devices to Rabtly, you need an account on your control plane and a workspace (called an organisation).

If you’re setting up a new control plane

Start the control plane server

On your server, run:


RABTLY_ADMIN_EMAIL=you@example.com \
RABTLY_ADMIN_PASS=your-strong-password \
rabtly-server

This creates a built-in admin account. Keep these credentials somewhere safe.

Open the dashboard

Go to http://your-server:3000 in your browser. You’ll see the Rabtly login page.

Enter your email and password. Click Sign in.

Create a workspace

On first login, you’ll be taken to the Onboarding page. Click Create workspace and give your organisation a name (e.g. “Home Lab” or “My Team”).

If you’re joining someone else’s Rabtly network, ask them to send you an invite link instead. See Invite Teammates.

If your control plane has Google login enabled, you can click Sign in with Google instead of entering a password. Your account is created automatically on first sign-in.

Next step

Add your first device →