# Getting started as a family member

> On your first sign-in, an **assistant** walks you through a few screens: language and country, platforms, cinemas, accounts and notifications. You can run it again later (Profile → Appearance → Run the setup assistant again).

Someone opened an account for you on their SynCiné. You have your own watchlist, ratings, services and settings: nobody else sees them. About 5 minutes.

Open the address you were given (it starts with `https://`), then follow your case.

## With a Plex account

The administrator allowed your Plex account.

1. On the **Sign in** screen, choose **Sign in with Plex**.
2. A 4-character code appears: go to [plex.tv/link](https://plex.tv/link), sign in with your usual Plex account and enter the code. (Or use "open the Plex sign-in window".)
3. Back in SynCiné, you're signed in. Your Plex watched titles and progress are your own.

If you were also given a temporary password, or want to sign in without Plex: **Profile → My account → Create a password**.

## With a Jellyfin or Emby account

The administrator allowed your Jellyfin (or Emby) account.

1. On the **Sign in** screen, choose **Sign in with Jellyfin** (or Emby).
2. Enter your Jellyfin username and password: they are checked by the server, SynCiné does not keep the password.
3. Your watched titles on Jellyfin are your own, and "Play" opens the title in Jellyfin.

Already have a SynCiné account? Link your Jellyfin account in **Profile → Connections → + → Jellyfin / Emby → Link my account**.

## Without a Plex account

The administrator gave you a **username** and a **temporary password**. You get all of SynCiné (discovery, cinemas, streaming, watchlist, Trakt, Letterboxd…) except what concerns the media server (Plex, Jellyfin or Emby): its library and add requests.

1. On the **Sign in** screen, enter them and choose **Sign in**.
2. Choose your own password (at least 8 characters): you're asked on first sign-in.

## Then, for everyone

In **Profile**:

1. **Region & Language**: your country, content language and interface language.
2. **Platforms**: tick your subscriptions (badges, filters, "Watch on…", notifications).
3. **Cinemas**: the cinemas you go to.
4. **Connections → +**: link **your** Trakt account (**Sign in with Trakt**, code at trakt.tv/activate) and/or your Letterboxd, if you have them.
5. **Sync**: **Sync now** gathers your watchlist, watched titles and ratings.
6. **Notifications**: choose what shows under the bell.
7. **My account → Two-factor authentication** (recommended): scan the QR code with an authenticator app (Aegis, Google Authenticator, Bitwarden…) and keep the recovery codes. Lost phone? Use a recovery code, or ask the administrator to reset it.

### Request a film or series (Plex, Jellyfin or Emby accounts)
Requests add a title to the server, so they are offered to accounts linked to the media server. On the page of a title that isn't in the library: **Request it**. Depending on the administrator's settings, the request goes straight through, or they receive and handle it; you're notified either way. Track your requests in **Profile → My requests**.

### Install the app on your phone
- **iPhone / iPad**: Safari → **Share → Add to Home Screen**. "Play on Plex" will offer to open the Plex app.
- **Android**: Chrome offers to install it; "Watch on…" links open the installed apps directly.

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Can't sign in? Ask the administrator to check your account (Profile → Admin → Accounts).