Signup codes

A signup code lets one person create a community while sign-up is invite-only. Signup codes is where the operator and platform admins mint, list and revoke them (capability: operations).

How signup works

Who may create a community is a platform-wide mode. The page header shows the current mode.

Mode	What happens
invite	Creating a community needs a valid signup code, unless the account is the operator. This is the current mode.
open	Anyone with a verified login can create a community (up to 3 per account).
off	The create-community screens do not exist; nobody can sign up.

Codes can be minted in any mode, so they can be ready before sign-up opens. In every mode the same safeguards apply: a verified login (a Steam login counts), accepted terms, at most 5 creations per network address per day and a platform-wide daily limit.

Mint a code

1. Click New code.
2. Fill the form:

Field	Detail
Note (who is it for?)	Up to 200 characters. Only staff see it.
Uses	1 to 1,000; default 1.
Expires after (days, empty = never)	1 to 365.

3. Click Create code. The code appears once, in the format RT-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX: Copy code and send it to the person. It is never shown again; the list only keeps the last four characters.

Codes use letters and digits without look-alikes (no 0, O, 1, I). A person may type it with or without the RT- prefix and dashes.

The list

Each row shows RT-····-····-XXXX, a status chip, "N of M used", the note and the expiry date.

Status	Meaning
active	Can still be used.
used	All uses taken.
expired	Past its expiry date.
revoked	Revoked by staff.

Revoke (active codes only) stops a code at once. Codes already used keep the community they created.

What the person sees

On the panel they sign in with Steam, then Create community: name, address, billing email, the code (step "Invite code"), and the terms. See Getting started. A wrong, used, expired or revoked code answers "This invite code is not valid"; the use is only consumed when the community is actually created.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
"This invite code is not valid"	Check the status in the list; mint a new code.
"You can own up to 3 communities"	The per-account limit is reached; ask the operator to raise it.
"Too many attempts"	Creations are limited per network address per day; try later.