---
title: "Sign in and account basics"
description: "Log in at app.buildwithwave.com/auth. Reset your password from the login screen if you've forgotten it. Two roles exist on a Wave team: Admin and Member."
group: "get-started"
lane: "how-to"
status: "published"
publishedAt: 2026-05-15
sidebarOrder: 30
tags: ["auth", "login", "roles"]
relatedSlugs:
  - "get-started/create-account"
  - "account/roles"
  - "account/settings-overview"
sidebarLabel: "Sign in"
---

The Wave app lives at [app.buildwithwave.com](https://app.buildwithwave.com). The marketing site you're reading right now (buildwithwave.com) is for product info and docs — sign-in happens on the app subdomain.

## Logging in

1. Go to [app.buildwithwave.com/auth](https://app.buildwithwave.com/auth).
2. Enter the email and password you signed up with.

You land on **/home**, which is the estimate list.

## Forgot password

On the login screen, choose **Forgot password**, enter the email on your account, and Wave will send you a reset link. The link is single-use and expires after a short window. If it expires before you click it, request a new one.

## Roles in a nutshell

Every Wave teammate is either an **Admin** or a **Member**.

- **Admins** can manage the team and billing — invite and remove teammates, change plan, view billing history.
- **Members** can do everything else — create, edit, duplicate, export, and download estimates.

For the full breakdown, see [User roles](/docs/account/roles).

## Trouble signing in

If a password reset doesn't get you in, email [hello@buildwithwave.com](mailto:hello@buildwithwave.com) from the address on your account. Don't send credentials in email — we can recover access without that.

## Related

- [Create your account](/docs/get-started/create-account) — first-time signup
- [User roles](/docs/account/roles) — Admin vs. Member, in detail
- [Settings overview](/docs/account/settings-overview) — where to find Personal Info, Company Info, Teams, Billings