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The primary hub for managing your account and signing in is account.protonvpn.com . On this page, you enter your Proton Account details. If you created your account with a non-Proton email address, you must enter your full email address in the username field; if you have a Proton Mail address, you can use your full email or just your username.

A common point of confusion for users setting up third-party apps (like on routers or open-source clients) is that ProtonVPN uses different credentials for compared to the official Proton VPN apps. Regular ProtonVPN Username and Password

Launch the ProtonVPN application. You will see login fields asking for your and password . Some versions also allow login using an email address, but the standard method is your username.

A password is only as strong as its protection. Follow these best practices:

If you need to perform a manual setup, follow these steps to locate your specialized credentials: How to manually configure OpenVPN for Proton VPN on Linux

Enter your desired username (email address) and create a strong, unique password. Complete the verification process. Requirements

He tabbed to the field. He knew better than to use "Password123," but in his sleep-deprived panic, he almost typed his university login. He stopped himself. He remembered Sarah’s voice: “Security isn’t about convenience, it’s about survival.”

: If you cannot remember your main password, you can initiate a reset at the Proton Password Recovery page.