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# Connect-DCAccount

Connect-DCAccount authenticates to Devolutions Cloud using an existing context or an application key and secret.

### Synopsis

Connect to Devolutions Cloud.

### Syntax

#### Devolutions Cloud context

```
Connect-DCAccount -PSHubContext <PSHubContext> [<CommonParameters>]
```

#### No Devolutions Cloud context

```
Connect-DCAccount -Url <string> -ApplicationKey <string> -ApplicationSecret <string>
 [<CommonParameters>]
```

### Description

If PSHubContext is provided, try to connect to Devolutions Cloud with it. If PSHubContext is not provided, create a PSHubContext with informations received and try to connect to Devolutions Cloud afterward.

### Examples

#### Example 1

```powershell
PS C:\> $PSHubContext = [Devolutions.Hub.PowerShell.Entities.PowerShell.PSHubContext]@{ApplicationKey="24526a88-7f18-4356-95bd-11690f7bc59b;468ce2d5-ea4b-42ff-bc02-d93c71b4e554"; ApplicationSecret="U4nmdOjqPAcL0GfbvNC2u8e0FCZjhEJFTnn6YHpIZDY="; Url="https://stagingv3.devolutions.xyz"}; Connect-DCAccount -PSHubContext $PSHubContext
```

The user creates the context with information they know and uses it to connect to Devolutions Cloud.

#### Example 2

```powershell
PS C:\> Connect-DCAccount -Url https://stagingv3.devolutions.xyz -ApplicationKey "24526a88-7f18-4356-95bd-11690f7bc59b;468ce2d5-ea4b-42ff-bc02-d93c71b4e554" -ApplicationSecret U4nmdOjqPAcL0GfbvNC2u8e0FCZjhEJFTnn6YHpIZDY=
```

The user etablishes a connection to Devolutions Cloud by passing the context's information directly to the cmdlet. The associated context is created at the same time.

### Parameters

#### -ApplicationKey

Devolutions Cloud Application Key

```yaml
Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: No Devolutions Cloud Context
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''
```

#### -ApplicationSecret

Devolutions Cloud Application Secret

```yaml
Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: No Devolutions Cloud Context
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''
```

#### -PSHubContext

Devolutions Cloud Context

```yaml
Type: Devolutions.Hub.PowerShell.Entities.PowerShell.PSHubContext
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: Devolutions Cloud Context
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''
```

#### -Url

Devolutions Cloud Url

```yaml
Type: System.String
DefaultValue: ''
SupportsWildcards: false
Aliases: []
ParameterSets:
- Name: No Devolutions Cloud Context
  Position: Named
  IsRequired: true
  ValueFromPipeline: false
  ValueFromPipelineByPropertyName: false
  ValueFromRemainingArguments: false
DontShow: false
AcceptedValues: []
HelpMessage: ''
```

#### CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable, -ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see [about\_CommonParameters](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

### Notes

For more information, type "Get-Help Connect-DCAccount -detailed". For technical information, type "Get-Help Connect-DCAccount -full".


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