Joining Posit Spaces

Some courses will ask you to create a Posit account to access RStudio or other applications. Follow the steps below to join your course's Posit workspace.
  1. Your course will contain a link to the Posit environment for your course. Take that link to begin setting up your Posit account. Choose the Sign Up tab, then enter the necessary information.
    Posit Sign Up Page
  2. You will see a screen indicating that you need to verify your email address.
    Verification Needed Message
  3. Check your email account for a message from Posit Cloud asking you to verify your email address. Click the link in that email.
    Verify Your Email Address Link
  4. Once you click that link, a browser tab should open with a message indicating your account was verified.
    Account Verified Image
  5. You can close that browser tab, then go to the earlier tab indicating you needed to verify your account. Click Continue. You should see a message inviting you to join the course in Posit.
    NOTE:If you do not have that tab open still or you do not see the invitation to join the course, just take the link to Posit in your course again.
    Joining course in Posit
  6. You should see the course workspace in your Posit account:
    Course Space in Posit


Keywords:
Posit, BCM, RStudio 
Doc ID:
161452
Owned by:
Christy S. in Wisconsin Online Collaboratives
Created:
2026-05-21
Updated:
2026-05-21
Sites:
Wisconsin Online Collaboratives