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+# Setting up Nextcloud for a client
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+There are several non-intuitive steps to get Nextcloud set up and gotchas which clients have to know about.
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+1. Go to [Circles](https://share.mayfirst.org/apps/circles/)
+2. Type a no-spaces version of the clients name into the "Create a new circle" box at the top left, under the Nextcloud logo.
+3. For *Select a circle type* choose "Create a new personal circle".