Updated Registration with captcha (markdown)

Sebastian Scheibner 2024-11-23 18:07:06 +01:00
parent 4b7b45df86
commit 20f9b72c09

@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ If you try registering without one, it normally fails with a captcha required er
When you have the captcha code, execute the `register` command again with the `--captcha` argument (https://github.com/AsamK/signal-cli/blob/master/man/signal-cli.1.adoc#register)
```
signal-cli -u USERNAME register --captcha signal-recaptcha...03AG...Uonw
signal-cli -a ACCOUNT register --captcha "signal-recaptcha...03AG...Uonw"
```
If you do not get any error, you can proceed with the verify command. If you get the error `Invalid captcha given.`, try to get the captcha again (the captcha is only valid for a short period of time).
Trying to register too often, leads to a rate limit (429) from the server, that can only be resolved by waiting.
## Get captcha token
To get the token, go to https://signalcaptchas.org/registration/generate.html
@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ signal-cli -u $PHONE_NR register --captcha what_you_copied
```
and it will look a bit like:
```
signal-cli -u $PHONE_NR register --captcha signalcaptcha://signal-recaptcha-v2.someshortercode.registration.someverylongcode
signal-cli -u $PHONE_NR register --captcha "signalcaptcha://signal-recaptcha-v2.someshortercode.registration.someverylongcode"
```
* Then you should receive an sms with a verification code. Copy only the 6 digits and enter them in the CLI like:
```