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title: How to Create a Twitch Account
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# What is Twitch?
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Twitch is a live streaming video platform that was founded in June 2011. More than 2 million people broadcast on Twitch each month with over 100 million unique visitors.
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## Setting up your Twitch Account
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Creating an account with Twitch enables you to interact with chat, get alerts when someone you know streams and maybe even stream yourself.
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1. Click here to [create a new account](https://www.twitch.tv/signup).
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2. You should now choose an appropriate username and password.
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> ![username and password](//discourse-user-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/original/2X/e/e00617420bb5e757ea3120960c8a99f2b17c230d.gif)
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1. Then submit your date of birth and your email address.
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> It's important that you provide a correct email address as you will need this later to verify your account and get alerts when someone goes live.
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1. Now all you need to do is complete the captcha and you're ready to rock!
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2. Once you have signed up, you will receive an email regarding verifying your account.
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### Changing some Settings
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Once you've logged in, go to the [settings page](https://www.twitch.tv/settings).
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On this page you can change your profile picture, email address and write a bio. Unfortunately, Twitch doesn't allow you to change your username once you've signed up. However, you can change the capitalization.
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## Following FreeCodeCamp
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### We are currently moving away from using Twitch, we will update this page once details have been finalized.
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To follow FreeCodeCamp on Twitch, go to our [channels page](https://www.twitch.tv/freecodecamp/profile). Press the follow button and enable alerts as show below. You will now be sent an email every time FreeCodeCamp goes live.
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> ![following freecodecamp](//discourse-user-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/original/2X/6/6ac2df7b5472a8c530b1feea677a315fdad2eea2.gif)
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### Watching past broadcasts
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If we aren't live, you can watch some of our previous streams. Past broadcasts are only saved for 14 days after they are originally streamed, so bare that in mind.
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> ![showing past broadcasts](https://i.gyazo.com/976a213442b0a2541b90ae37f38ff043.gif)
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