Getting started

Akurium gives you a place to organize, describe, and share the things you collect. You can look around before creating an account, then start your own collection whenever you are ready.

Look around first

Select Explore to browse and discover collections and items that people have published. This is a useful way to see how other people name their collections, photograph items, and decide what details to record.

You do not need an Akurium account to browse public collections or to read Off the Shelf.

Create your account

Select Sign up from the main navigation. You can continue with Google or create an account using your email address.

When signing up with email, Akurium asks for:

• Email address — used to sign in and verify your account. It is not displayed publicly.
• Your real name — displayed on your public profile.
• Username — becomes part of your public Akurium address, such as akurium.com/@yourname.
• Password — must contain at least 10 characters, including uppercase and lowercase letters, a number, and a symbol.

Usernames contain 3–30 lowercase letters, numbers, periods, or underscores. You do not need to type the @ symbol.

If you sign up with Google, Akurium may ask you to choose a username before continuing.

Verify your email address

If Akurium asks you to verify your email, open the message it sends and select the verification link. Verification protects your account and unlocks signed-in areas of the site.

If the message does not arrive:

1. Check your spam or junk folder.
2. Confirm that you entered the correct email address.
3. Use Resend verification email on the verification screen.

Create your first collection

After signing in, open your account menu and go to Dashboard or Manage Your Collections. Select Create Collection, then provide the essentials:

1. Choose a theme and category.
2. Give the collection a clear name.
3. Add a description if it helps explain what belongs in the collection.
4. Choose its visibility.
5. Add a cover image if you have one ready.
6. Save the collection.

Tip

New collections default to Published. Choose Draft before saving if you want to assemble the collection privately before sharing it.

Once the collection is saved, scroll to the bottom of the collection editor to an item, or use Add Item from your collection view to begin adding the individual things it contains. You can return later to change the collection details, reorder its items, or adjust its visibility.

What to do next

There is no required cataloging method. Start with one collection and a few representative items. You can add more detail as you discover which information is useful to you.

The free plan supports one collection with up to eight items, which is enough to learn the basic workflow before deciding whether you need more room.