Keep the account you already selected
You have chosen a Google account to try PageLantern. Discovering that it is your first visit should move you toward setup, without making you choose that account again. The improved Google signup flow keeps that context while you decide to create your PageLantern account.
When you use the Google prompt on the signed-out home page with an account that is not registered yet, PageLantern opens a Create your PageLantern account dialog. The selected account remains available for the next step.
See what you are agreeing to create
The dialog identifies the selected Google account using the available name and email details. That gives you an opportunity to check that you are using the account you intended, especially when your browser has both personal and work identities.
Review the terms shown in the dialog and select the acceptance checkbox before choosing Create account. You can also cancel. Account creation is an explicit decision, while the repeated Google account-selection step is removed from this first-time flow.
Recover without starting over
If account creation returns an error, the dialog keeps the selected account and displays the error so you can retry. That preserves the useful part of the work you have already done and keeps the next action close to the explanation.
Google sign-in still depends on the Google account and the browser’s ability to offer the prompt. The improvement is specific to this signup path; it does not promise that every visitor sees the same prompt or that account creation happens without confirmation. Use the available PageLantern sign-in or signup page when that better fits your situation.
Put the first monitor to work
After creating your account, start with one URL your customers rely on. Choose the actual public address, check the expected response, and select a monitoring interval that matches the service’s importance. Give the monitor a name that another person on your team will understand.
Then review where its notifications will go and send a test notification through the channel you intend to use. A smoother signup removes an early interruption; the useful outcome is a monitor with a clear purpose and an alert someone will see. Our getting-started guide walks through that next stage.