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title : "Creating an account"
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[User Docs for this section ](/docs/onboarding/account_creation/ )
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## create account
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key source file: [`ui/onboarding/GenKey.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/ui/onboarding/GenKey.qml#L12 )
### listing accounts
key source file: [`ui/onboarding/GenKeyModal.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/ui/onboarding/GenKeyModal.qml#L9 )
#### account list
key source file: [`src/app/onboarding/core.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/app/onboarding/core.nim#L36 )
key source file: [`src/status/accounts.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/status/accounts.nim#L18 )
key source file: [`src/status/libstatus/accounts.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/status/libstatus/accounts.nim#L46 )
The list of accounts is a QAbstrastListModel defined as `onboardingModel` (`/src/app/onboarding/view.nim`) and populated in `/src/app/onboarding/core.nim`
#### choosing an account
key source file: [`src/app/onboarding/view.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/app/onboarding/view.nim#L80 )
key source file: [`src/app/onboarding/views/account_info.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/app/onboarding/views/account_info.nim#L22 )
key source file: [`src/status/libstatus/types.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/status/libstatus/types.nim#L65 )
`onNextClick(selectedIndex)` is defined at `GenKey.qml` and called in `GenKeyModal.qml` when an account is selected
```
onboardingModel.setCurrentAccount(selectedIndex) // set this account in the model
createPasswordModal.open() // opens the next modal
```
### create password
key source file: [`ui/onboarding/GenKey.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/ui/onboarding/GenKey.qml#L27 )
key source file: [`ui/onboarding/CreatePasswordModal.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/ui/onboarding/CreatePasswordModal.qml#L150 )
key source file: [`src/app/onboarding/view.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/app/onboarding/view.nim#L98 )
key source file: [`src/status/accounts.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/status/accounts.nim#L37 )
key source file: [`src/status/libstatus/accounts.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/status/libstatus/accounts.nim#L183 )
Calling `onboardingModel.storeDerivedAndLogin(password)` will store that account and login, this will use the account set in the previous step
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## access existing key
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key source file: [`ui/onboarding/EnterSeedPhraseModal.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/ui/onboarding/EnterSeedPhraseModal.qml#L8 )
key source file: [`ui/onboarding/ExistingKey.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/ui/onboarding/ExistingKey.qml#L14 )
key source file: [`ui/onboarding/CreatePasswordModal.qml` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/ui/onboarding/CreatePasswordModal.qml#L150 )
key source file: [`src/app/onboarding/view.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/app/onboarding/view.nim#L87 )
key source file: [`src/status/accounts.nim` ](https://github.com/status-im/status-desktop/blob/c910613131d5813fb3fc4962d4f1a621d5fac033/src/status/accounts.nim#L40 )