Use this checklist with a friend phone. Phone Camera and chat screenshots of the QR usually fail — use Enter key in TOTP Authenticator.
1 · Register
On a computer (or phone browser): open ruezals.chat
Tap Beta-Register → enter the invitation code Rue gives you
Create account: pick a permanent username, password (8+), email, DOB (18+), accept rules
After “Account created”, go back to Login — do not expect the dining hall yet
2 · First login (soft hinge)
Login with username + password
If AskRue asks for a code and you have not hooked an app yet: leave the code blank and press Enter — you can still get in while setup is pending
Or: password → Show setup QR → in TOTP Authenticator choose Enter key → paste the manual key shown under the plate (Time based) → enter the 6-digit code to activate
3 · On this phone (three enroll paths)
Scan desktop: open the gate on a computer → Show setup QR → scan with TOTP Authenticator
Phone UI: open /mobile/enroll.html → username + password → scan the plate, or Download QR and use Scan from gallery / image, or Copy key
Temporary email link: on enroll, tap Email me a temporary setup link → open the mail on your phone → password once → copy key / download QR (seed is never in the email body; link works once ~15 min)
Password reset from Gmail lands on /mobile/unlock.html (phone-friendly).
Email-backup login codes (magic → 60s → 6-digit code) are a different path — not seed delivery.