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title: "Sign up, Regions and Sign in Options"
url: "https://help.virtualfrontdesk.com/en/article/sign-up-regions-microsoft-sso-and-google-sso-log-in"
language: "en"
last_updated: "2026-10-14T14:40:01.283Z"
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# Sign up, Regions and Sign in Options

## **Sign up, Regions and Sign-in Options**

*Choose the right region and the sign-in method that suits your organization.*

When you create a Virtual Front Desk account, two choices matter from the start: the region where your data is hosted, and how you and your users sign in.

## **Step 1: Choose your region**

Pick the region **closest to your business**. This gives you faster connections and keeps your data hosted in the right Microsoft Azure region.

| Region | Dashboard address | Hosting |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | app.virtualfrontdesk.com | United States |
| Canada | app.virtualfrontdesk.ca | Canada |
| Global (EU) | app.virtualfrontdesk.global | Germany, for GDPR compliance |
| Asia (AU) | app.virtualfrontdesk.asia | Australia |

You can choose the region from the **Region** menu at the top of the sign-in page. Selecting a region takes you to that region’s address.

![The Region menu on the sign-in page](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/2042d01f-5d39-4f06-a3d6-b713b343e6e7)

*The Region menu on the sign-in page*

**Important:** once you choose a region, **all users and stations must use that same region**. For example, if your account is in the United States, your users sign in at app.virtualfrontdesk.com and your stations connect through station.virtualfrontdesk.com.

## **Step 2: Create your account**

On the sign-in page, click **Sign up**, check that the right region is selected, enter your work email and click **Continue**.

You can also create your account in one click: on the sign-in page, choose your region, then click **Microsoft**, **Google** or **Apple**. Your account is created the first time you sign in.

![The Create your account page](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/6b87d5e8-673d-492f-9242-c3ce12b6bc7e)

*The Create your account page*

## **Step 3: Choose how to sign in**

The sign-in page offers several options:

-   **Microsoft:** ideal if your organization uses Microsoft 365 or Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD).
-   **Google:** ideal if your organization uses Google Workspace.
-   **Apple:** sign in with your Apple account.
-   **Sign in with SSO:** for organizations that use single sign-on through an identity provider such as Okta. To learn more, read [OKTA integration SSO sign in](https://help.virtualfrontdesk.com/en/article/okta-integration).
-   **Email:** enter your email address and click **Continue** to sign in with your email and password.

![The sign-in options](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/2b42227d-a17e-4cc5-8e43-22d2f8267c6e)

*The sign-in options*

## **Adding users from Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD)**

If you sign in with Microsoft, you can connect Virtual Front Desk to your Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) directory and import users without typing them in one by one. To connect, click the **Settings** icon (the gear) next to your name, then under **Organization**, select **Integrations**. You are asked to accept the Microsoft permissions request and choose how much of your directory Virtual Front Desk can read:

-   **All Users:** everyone in your directory is visible.
-   **Groups Only:** only the specific Azure groups you belong to appear.

![The Microsoft permissions request](https://cdn-assets.productfruits.com/9bafb695-c24f-4b68-a92e-90def7ff5488)

*The Microsoft permissions request*

Once connected, you can search for and import individual users or entire Azure groups. Azure group imports are dynamic: when you add or remove people from a group in Azure, the change is synced automatically to Virtual Front Desk. This is especially useful for larger organizations whose employee directories change often.

When you set up an **employee directory** on a station, a synced Azure group lists all of its members so visitors can select the person they are there to see.

To learn more, read [Users](https://help.virtualfrontdesk.com/en/article/users) and [Azure Groups](https://help.virtualfrontdesk.com/en/article/azure-groups).