---
title: "Set your account defaults"
description: "Set the SSH keys, password sign-in, BitNinja, CDP Backup, disk encryption, and WhatsApp notification defaults MyAccount applies to a node you create afterward."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "account"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/account/how-to/set-your-account-defaults/"
topic: ["account-settings"]
---

# Set your account defaults

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Your account's defaults decide how every node you create from now on starts: which SSH keys it
has, whether a password can sign in to it, and whether BitNinja, CDP Backup, and disk encryption
are on. Set them once, and each new node picks them up. The nodes you already have keep their own
settings. The same page holds an account-wide switch for WhatsApp notifications.

## Before you begin

Add the SSH keys you want on new nodes to your account first; see
[Manage SSH keys](/myaccount/account/how-to/manage-ssh-keys/).

## Open General Settings

In MyAccount, open **Settings**, then **General Settings**. It holds your defaults for **SSH
Keys**, password authentication, **BitNinja**, **CDP Backup**, and **Encryption**, and the
**WhatsApp Notification** settings. Each part has its own **Save**, which becomes available once
you change something in that part.

## Choose default SSH keys and password sign-in

Under **SSH Keys**, tick the keys to add to every new node by default. With no keys saved yet, this
part links to **SSH Keys** so that you can add one.

Tick **Disabled password authentication to secure your node against brute-force attacks** to turn
off signing in to a new node with a password; only an attached SSH key works. Click **Save** to
apply both the SSH key and password choices together.

## Turn on BitNinja

BitNinja protects a server against attacks. Tick **BitNinja** to turn it on for every node
you create afterward. MyAccount shows the monthly charge before you click **Save**; see the
[E2E pricing page](https://www.e2enetworks.com/pricing) for the rate.

## Turn on CDP Backup

Tick **CDP Backup** to turn on backups for every node you create afterward. A backup is taken every
six hours, and you can restore from one at any time. Each backed-up node is charged a monthly
licence, plus storage for its backups; see the
[E2E pricing page](https://www.e2enetworks.com/pricing) for the rates.

## Turn on disk encryption

Tick **Encryption** to turn on disk encryption for every node you create afterward, keeping its
data confidential at rest.

## Choose WhatsApp notifications

Under **WhatsApp Notification**, tick **Enable WhatsApp Notifications**. Two switches then
appear:

- **Billing & Account Notifications**: payment reminders, suspension notices, and billing alerts.
- **Monitoring Alerts**: trigger-based alerts.

Turn on either or both, then click **Save**.

## Confirm the defaults are saved

The first time you save a part, MyAccount shows **Settings have been saved successfully**. A later
save of the same part shows **Settings have been updated successfully**.

Your defaults now apply to any node you create from here. To create one, see
[Create a node](/myaccount/node/how-to/create-a-node/).