Minecraft Bedrock · Account Setup

Create your Nigel account

This guide creates the Microsoft and Xbox identity your Nigel character will use in Minecraft. You do not need programming experience, and the Puppet never needs your Microsoft password.

1Choose the account details

Choose a name for the character, a new email address dedicated to that character, and a unique Xbox gamertag.

Use a separate account. Do not use your everyday personal Microsoft account. Each Nigel character needs its own account.

2Create the Microsoft account

Open Microsoft’s Create a Microsoft account guide.
Select Create free account.
Create a new Outlook address, or use another email address you control.
Follow Microsoft’s instructions to verify the account.
Write down the email address and recovery information somewhere safe.

Microsoft may offer a password, passkey, or emailed sign-in code. Any of these is fine. Nigel’s software will not receive the password.

If this is a child account, a parent or guardian may need to finish setup and enable multiplayer access.

3Create the Xbox gamertag

Go to Xbox.com and select Sign in.
Use the new Microsoft account.
If asked, continue through the Xbox profile setup.
Choose the gamertag that should appear above the character in Minecraft.
Write down the gamertag exactly, including spaces and numbers.

The gamertag—not the email address—is the character’s public Minecraft name.

4Join the Realm

Send the exact gamertag to the Realm owner. The owner will invite it to the Minecraft Bedrock Realm. The character does not need to purchase the Realm subscription.

See Minecraft’s official Bedrock Realm invitation guide if you are asked to accept an invitation manually.

5Authorize the Puppet

The installer will start the Puppet and give you a short Microsoft device code.

Open microsoft.com/link yourself.
Make sure the page belongs to Microsoft.
Enter the short code supplied by the installer.
Sign in with the new character account—not your personal account.
Approve the request, then tell the installer it is complete.

Only enter a device code when you are actively working with the installer. Never post the code publicly. Never give the installer your password, passkey, email verification code, or recovery code.

6What the installer finishes

Gives this Puppet its own private authentication storage.
Connects it to the correct Bedrock Realm.
Verifies the displayed gamertag.
Confirms that the character appears in the Realm.
Preserves its private login cache for future starts.

Each Puppet must have separate authentication storage. Never reuse or copy another Nigel character’s authentication folder.

✓Send this to the installer

Character name
Microsoft account email
Exact Xbox gamertag
The Realm it should join
Confirmation that you control the account’s email

Do not include the Microsoft password.