# How To Register Personal Bot

**Please Note you "CAN NOT" use your Smartbots account as your personal bot.** Doing this will create alot of issues with your account and reduce functionality.

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cS5KpdIV78>

To register your personal SmartBots bot, you have to [create an account with SmartBots](http://www.mysmartbots.com/process/join.html).

After logging to your SmartBots account, click the "Your bots" menu at the left.

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Use the form to specify your bot details.

## Creating bot step-by-step


1. Create your Second Life bot avatar (more details [here](/doc/ef600605-9c69-4725-b82d-27c7a356d22a))
2. Login your bot using SL viewer, choose gender and set desired appearance
3. Open [new bot form](http://www.mysmartbots.com/process/personal.html?action=add) in your account
4. Fill in the bot's SL name and password, choose the [bot type](/doc/9ec535b8-3d0a-4541-bcb6-494bcd994645).

The bot will be launched automatically in few minutes. Use [SmartBots Personal Bot HUD](/doc/18713b02-f537-4872-a362-9e117d23ccb1) to control your bot.

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**Documents**

- [Registering Second Life bot](https://www.mysmartbots.com/docs/s/main/doc/registering-second-life-bot-1jurdCwgKK)