Account Creation and Setup
Create an Account
To get started with Seaplane, you’ll need a Flightdeck account. To create a Flightdeck account, head over to flightdeck.cplane.cloud. Currently, Seaplane supports single sign-on with a Google Business account using a custom domain or with a GitHub account associated with an organization.
The first person in your organization to signup on Flightdeck holds the admin privileges of your organization. For any changes with personnel and admin priviledges, please reach out to us at support@seaplane.io.
Sign Up with GitHub
- Click on
Continue with GitHub
.
Your GitHub account must be associated with a GitHub organization. To learn more about creating an organization within GitHub please refer to GitHub's documentation.
- Click the
Grant
button next to the organization(s) to connect with Seaplane. ClickAuthorize seaplane-io
to continue with the sign up process.
Authorize Seaplane
- Choose which organization(s) to use with Flightdeck and continue.
- Welcome aboard to Flightdeck! Configure billing to activate your account.
Sign Up with Google
Google SSO is avaiable.
- Click on Continue with
Google
.
A Google apps business account with a custom domain name must be used to sign up.
Example:
maverick@seaplane.io
- Welcome aboard to Flightdeck! Configure billing to activate your account.
Billing
Next configure your billing information. Please note that we do not charge you until terms are agreed upon. After completing all billing information, click Save card
.
Seaplane verifies your account after receiving your billing information. The verification process typically takes up to 6 hours on business days. If you need to follow up on your company's access, contact support@seaplane.io.
Use Flightdeck
Seaplane automatically creates a project and an API-key now that you have full access to Flightdeck and Seaplane. Use this API-key for your next Seaplane project.
Create a Project
Create a new project by following the steps below. Your company's resource tab shows the available projects. Use the API key to authenticate with seaplane services.
Please note that in Flightdeck a project is an identity, such as a tenant.
- Input
- Expected Output
- Click on the down arrow for
Type
and choose🗂️Project
. - Type a Project Name.
- Click the
Create
button.
Creating a project yields a new project with the assigned Project Name and a new API-Key for that project.
Create an API-Key
To create additional API-Keys follow the steps below.
- Input
- Expected Output
- Under
Type
click on🔑API Key
. - Type an API-Key Name.
- Choose the API-Key's Project.
- Click the
Create
button.
Now that you have your API key, you are ready for takeoff!
Multiple Companies
Manage multiple companies with one Flightdeck account. To add multiple companies, contact us at support@seaplane.io.
Multiple Company Users: Click on the company names to switch between them.