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# Contractor user invite

Contractor users have limited access to resources, automatically expire at a set date, must provide an email address, and are required to enter a password upon login. This user type comes in handy for managing external Devolutions Cloud users.

Although Contractor users have access to [PAM capabilities](https://docs.devolutions.net/pam/server/), they are restricted to ***Read-only*** mode. Follow the steps below to invite a contractor.

1. In Devolutions Cloud, go to ***Administration*** – ***General*** – ***Access & authentication*** and toggle ***Contractor***.
2. Then, head to ***Administration*** – ***Users*** and click the ***Add*** button (***+***). Select ***Add contractor***

   ![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/HUBB4066_2026_1.png)
3. Follow the steps displayed in the Devolutions Cloud user interface. Note that an expiration date is mandatory for contractor users.
4. Click ***Send invite*** to finalize the process. The future user will then receive an email inviting them to connect using a temporary password.

### Switching to compact mode

Since the contractor user type is designed for external users, we have added a simplified display only showing the available sessions. To switch to it, click your profile icon located at the top right corner of the user interface, and select ***Switch to compact mode (sessions only)***.

![](https://cdnweb.devolutions.net/docs/HUBB4065_2026_1.png)


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