Change Your Password

There are two ways to change your password. The method you use depends on whether you know your password or have access to your account. If you have lost your current password and you can’t login, you must request a password reset link.

Reset Your Password

Go to the login page of your respective server. It is important that you start on the login page for the server where your account is hosted, otherwise no reset link will be sent.

Homepage landing page highlighting the address bar. In it, the domain is highlighted between the forward slashes to show which part of the domain is the server name, on the right sidebar the sign in button is being clicked.

Select the “Forgot your password” menu.

The log-in page for Mastodon. In the footer, the “forgot your password?” section is highlighted and clicked.

Fill in with your email address and click the “reset password” button.

The email address field is filled in. Underneath it, a “Reset password” button is being clicked.

You will receive a password recovery link at your email address in a few minutes. If you don't receive it, please check your spam folder. The email will have a link to change your password. Click on it to change it.

The password reset email, in it the “Change password” button is highlighted and clicked.

Fill in your new password and confirmation. Click on “Set new password” to save the changes.

The password reset page with two fields “New Password” and “Confirm New Password.” They are both filled in and the “Set new password” button is clicked.

You can now log in with your email and new password. Make sure you use your email address, not your Mastodon username.

The log-in page with a header box that reads “If your email address exists in our database, you will receive a password recovery link at your email address in a few minutes. Please check your spam folder if you didn't receive this email.” The Email and password fields are empty.

If you don’t receive a reset email, it could be for any of the following reasons.

You may have requested a password reset link from a server that isn't hosting your account.
The email you used to request your password is not the email you use to login to your account.
Your email provider has completely blocked emails from Mastodon and they never arrive. If this is the case, you’ll need to email us to figure out the problem.

Change Your Password

If you already know your current password, you can change it by navigating to your account preferences.

Go to the preferences page.

Navigate to the accounts settings page.

The Settings page with the “Account” button on the left sidebar highlighted and clicked.

Under the security section fill in the required details, email, current, and new password and save the changes.

The Settings page with the left sidebar highlighting the “Account” and “Account Settings” buttons. The “Security” section of the “Account settings” page is also highlighted with the fields “E-mail address,” “Current password,” “New password,” “Confirm new password” all filled in and the “Save changes” button is clicked. Passwords must be at least 8 characters.

If done correctly you will see a message, which signals the update was successful.

The same “Account settings” page with a top banner and the message “Your account has been updated successfully.”