# Registering a trial account

Pomoto is a hosted service. Registering an account allows you to publish your iPhoto library to the web with very little hassle. To register a trial account, click on 'Register a Trial Account...' from the Pomoto menu. You will then be presented with a dialog allowing you to choose a username and password and optionally provide an email address.

## Trial Account Registration

- Choose your username carefully, as it will be the base of your gallery's URL and cannot be changed later.
- Your password will be used to authenticate your account when publishing. For your security we encrypt all transmissions of your password and only store an encrypted version on our servers.
- You must confirm your password by re-entering it in the 'Confirm' field. This is to verify that you have entered your password correctly.
- Your email address is optional and will only be used to contact you if your account has expired or for other urgent matters regarding your account.