Day 0 – Preparation

1. Digital Footprint

For residents of restricted regions only. If you have unrestricted access to Claude -- skip to the Registration section.

Why this matters

Claude is an international service. Anthropic does not serve users from certain regions. Your goal is to create a consistent digital footprint from a single country.

Two countries -- two tasks

To work with Claude you need two things from different countries:

Important: your billing address must match your card's country. The bypass tool is separate (Europe).

What to prepare

1. A new Gmail account -- separate, NOT your personal one. This Gmail will be used by your AI agent
2. Phone number -- for SMS verification
3. Payment card -- international virtual card
4. A bypass tool -- paid, with a dedicated IP

Each item is covered in the following sections.

2. Registration

Gmail

Claude trusts Google accounts the most. If registering a new Gmail is difficult from your region, you can buy a pre-made one.

Where to buy:

• ggsel.net/catalog/gmail -- pre-made Gmail accounts

If you already have a Gmail -- you can use it, but it is better to create a separate one for your agent. The account should look active (has history, not created yesterday).

Phone number

Claude requires SMS verification during registration.

Options:

• eSIM Kazakhstan without KYC
• grizzlysms.com -- virtual numbers for SMS
• Your own phone number from a non-restricted country

Registering for Claude

1. Enable your bypass tool (Finland or Germany)
2. Go to claude.ai
3. Click "Continue with Google" -- sign in with your new Gmail
4. Verify your phone number via SMS
5. Do not rush to pay -- warm up first (section 5)

3. Payment

Claude plans

For the workshop, Pro ($20/mo) is enough. Max is for those who will use Claude Code intensively.

GoGoCard -- recommended for residents of restricted regions

GoGoCard -- a virtual MasterCard One for international payments ($49). Card issuance takes up to 24 hours.

1. Sign up: app.gogocard.me
2. Complete verification (document + photo)
3. Issue a MasterCard One card ($49)
4. Top up and pay for your Claude subscription

Other options

Heleket -- international card service:

• Sign up: dash.heleket.com
• Top up with crypto or bank transfer

WantToPayBot -- virtual cards via Telegram:

• @WantToPayBot -- quick issuance, crypto top-up

Ozon Bank card:

• Works for App Store, ChatGPT, Spotify, and Claude
• Issued in the Ozon app

Bybit card:

• Crypto exchange with a card for international payments
• Confirmed working

One card -- one account. When a single card pays for dozens of subscriptions, it gets flagged as reselling and leads to a ban.

Tip: paying through the App Store

The most reliable method -- link your card to the App Store and pay for the subscription through it:

1. Change your App Store region to a supported country -- instructions
2. Link your card to the App Store (GoGoCard, Heleket, Ozon Bank, or Bybit -- whichever works)
3. Download "Claude by Anthropic" from the App Store
4. Pay for the Pro subscription ($20/mo) directly through the App Store -- Apple will charge your linked card

When paying through Apple, accounts get blocked far less often -- Apple acts as an intermediary, and Anthropic sees a payment from Apple, not from your card directly.

Important

• Card and billing address must be from the same country
• Do not use "top-up services" or account shops

4. Bypass Tool & Security

Bypass tool rules

• Personal paid bypass tool or dedicated/static IP. Not free, not shared
• One country at all times -- do not hop between countries and cities
• Bypass tool -- Europe (Finland/Germany), card and billing -- your home country or Europe
• Avoid public/spammed IPs (free bypass tools, cheap datacenter proxies) -- they often get banned

Choose a bypass tool that lets you select a specific server. Connect to a Finland or Germany server and use it consistently.

Browser

• Separate browser or profile for Claude only. Do not mix with other services
• Disable geolocation and WebRTC leak -- they can reveal your real IP on top of the bypass tool
• Use one device and one browser profile
• Auto-clear cache/cookies on exit -- to keep sessions clean and predictable

How to check for WebRTC leak

1. Connect your bypass tool
2. Open browserleaks.com/webrtc
3. If you see your real IP -- WebRTC needs to be disabled
4. In Chrome: install the "WebRTC Leak Prevent" extension
5. In Firefox: about:config → media.peerconnection.enabled → false

Consistency

Register your account from the "correct" country right away. Do not change your location after the fact -- it looks suspicious.

Advanced: anti-detect browser AdsPower

For those who want maximum protection. A regular bypass tool only hides your IP. An anti-detect browser also hides your device's digital fingerprint -- hardware, fonts, screen resolution, timezone.

1. Sign up for AdsPower -- an anti-detect browser
2. Create a profile and connect a proxy (residential or static -- with a dedicated IP) to it
3. Register and work with Claude through this profile
4. Run Claude Code from this profile too -- everything in one environment

This is the safest option -- Anthropic sees a "clean" device from Finland or Germany, with no traces of your actual location.

5. Account Warmup

Why warm up

A new account that immediately starts generating hundreds of requests via Claude Code is a red flag for the security system. Anthropic sees this pattern: registration → payment → Claude Code → 1000 requests per hour. That is the path to a ban. The warmup takes 2 days but saves your account.

Day 1 -- getting acquainted (no payment)

Goal: show the system you are a real person, not an automated script.

1. Enable your bypass tool (Finland or Germany -- the same country as during registration)
2. Go to claude.ai in your browser
3. Ask 5-10 normal questions -- as a regular user would. Translate a text, analyze an article, ask a work-related question
4. Try Projects -- create a project, upload a file (PDF, txt), ask questions about it
5. Have 2-3 conversations with 5+ messages each. Take your time -- chat like you would with an assistant
6. Try Artifacts -- ask it to generate a table, chart, or HTML page
7. Do NOT pay for the subscription on the first day. Just use the free version

Day 2 -- payment and switching to Claude Code

Goal: pay for the subscription and start using Claude Code via your server.

1. In the morning, go to claude.ai and have another 2-3 conversations in the browser (10-15 minutes)
2. Pay for the Pro ($20/mo) or Max ($100/mo) subscription -- with the card you prepared in the Payment section
3. After payment, have another 3-5 browser conversations -- try coding tasks, ask it to write a Python or bash script
4. Create 1-2 projects in Projects with coding tasks
5. 2-3 hours after payment -- you can connect Claude Code on your server
6. First Claude Code session -- keep it short. 10-15 minutes, a simple task. Do not launch an 8-hour session right away
7. Gradually increase the workload throughout the day

Important

• Use the same bypass tool, browser, and device -- both days
• Only a paid bypass tool with a dedicated IP -- free = shared IP = ban
• Do not launch Claude Code before paying for the subscription -- without a subscription Claude Code does not work
• Do not jump straight to "production mode" -- the first days after payment your account is under observation
• If you fire 500 requests through Claude Code right after paying -- high risk of a ban
• Warmup = insurance. 2 days of patience now -- a stable account for months

6. Server Setup

Why you need a server

Claude Code runs in the terminal -- it is a command line, not a browser chat. You can run it on your own computer, but there are problems:

• Your computer must stay on -- the agent works as long as the terminal is running
• Your IP changes -- home internet assigns different addresses, which looks suspicious to Anthropic
• No external access -- you cannot manage the agent from your phone or another device

A server (VPS) solves all of this: it runs 24/7, the IP is stable, and you can access it from anywhere in the world. Your agent lives on the server -- you connect to it whenever you need.

Minimum requirements

Server location = same country as your bypass tool. If your bypass tool is in Finland -- the server should be in Finland too. One digital footprint.

Where to rent

Timeweb -- from 149 RUB/mo. Servers in the Netherlands and Poland. Accepts Russian cards, Russian-language support.

VDSina -- from $2.10/mo. Germany, Finland, Netherlands. Card or crypto payment.

DigitalOcean -- from $4/mo. Amsterdam, Frankfurt. International card required.

Hetzner -- from EUR 3.79/mo. Falkenstein, Helsinki. International card required.

How to create a VPS

1. Sign up at your chosen hosting provider
2. Create a server: Ubuntu 22.04 or 24.04, at least 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM
3. Choose the location -- Finland, Germany, or the Netherlands
4. Write down the server IP address and root password -- they will be sent to your email
5. Connect to the server via SSH: open a terminal and enter ssh root@your_ip

Detailed Claude Code installation on the server is covered in Day 1. For now, it is enough to create the server and make sure you can connect to it.

If you have no server experience

Do not worry -- it is easier than it sounds. In Day 1 we will walk through the installation step by step. All you need is:

1. Sign up at a hosting provider
2. Click "Create server"
3. Select Ubuntu and the right plan

Everything else is just copying commands. If you get stuck -- ask in the workshop chat.

7. What NOT to Do

Account

• Do not buy pre-made Claude accounts and do not use services that mass-register and top up accounts
• One person -- one account. No carousel of accounts on the same IP and card
• Do not share your account with other people, do not sell or rent out access
• Do not use your personal Pro/Max as a backend for reselling access -- Anthropic actively fights this

Behavior

• Do not flood hundreds of requests per minute -- behave like a normal user
• Do not work 24/7 without breaks -- that is a bot pattern, not human
• Do not abuse "gray area" content or filter bypass techniques

Network

• Do not combine: other people's cards + shady financial services + free bypass tool + constantly changing IP
• Do not try to clean up a flagged account by just switching the bypass tool -- this rarely helps
• Do not hop between countries -- if you started from Finland, stay there

8. Disclaimer

Important to understand

This is not a guarantee, but a set of practices that reduce the risk of account suspension.

• Even if you follow every step, a ban is still possible -- the decision is always Anthropic's
• Using the service from a region that is not officially supported is always "at your own risk," no matter how carefully the setup is configured
• We share community experience, not legal guarantees

If you get banned

1. Do not panic -- sometimes bans get lifted
2. Contact Anthropic support at support.anthropic.com
3. Be polite and honest
4. If the account is not restored -- create a new one, learning from your mistakes

Sources

This material is compiled from open sources:

• Anthropic documentation (support.anthropic.com)
• EdgeLab community
• Experience of EdgeLab participants and mentors

Day 0 Checklist

By the end of preparation you should have:

1. A working bypass tool -- paid, with a dedicated IP, connected to Finland or Germany
2. Gmail account -- new, separate from your personal one. Sign into it as a second account in your browser and do not share this email with anyone
3. Anthropic account -- registered at claude.ai via "Continue with Google" (new Gmail)
4. International payment card -- GoGoCard MasterCard One (preferred), Heleket, Ozon Bank, or Bybit
5. Paid Claude Pro subscription -- ideally. If you did not manage to pay yet -- no problem, you can pay later
6. Server (VPS) -- rented, Ubuntu 22.04/24.04, SSH connection works. Location matches your bypass tool country

If all items are checked off -- you are ready for Day 1.