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# Create an account

Go to <https://cerberus.a11n.io> and create an account

After logging in, create an App with and call it Acme, with a description of your choice.

Then generate a new API key.

In the project checked out before, navigate to 'backend/go' and add the following to the '.env' file created earlier, replacing the text in quotes with your own API secret:

```
CERBERUS_API_SECRET = "YOUR CERBERUS API SECRET"
```

Next, add the follwing to the 'evironment' section of the cerberus-example-app service in 'docker-compose.yaml', replacing the text in quotes with your own API key:

```
environment:
  - CERBERUS_HOST = "https://cerberus-api.a11n.io"
  - CERBERUS_API_KEY = "YOUR CERBERUS API KEY"
  - CERBERUS_API_SECRET = ${CERBERUS_API_SECRET}
```