# Can't connect to Lichess from the board

**URL:** <https://community.playchessup.com/t/cant-connect-to-lichess-from-the-board/3950>\
**Category:** ChessUp 2\
**Created:** [November 6, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/cant-connect-to-lichess-from-the-board/3950 "2025-11-06T13:44:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Grumms](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@Grumms](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Grumms)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 1:44pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/cant-connect-to-lichess-from-the-board/3950/1 "2025-11-06T13:44:57Z")

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Hi,

I did not use my Chessup since March. Updated to last firmware, eager to test direct connection to Lichess from the board. Alas, it keeps asking me to connect from the app, on which I’m already connected. What was 4.0.0 update supposed to change?

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**Author:** ![Jeff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/jeff/32/3_2.png) [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/cant-connect-to-lichess-from-the-board/3950/2 "2025-11-06T16:03:08Z")

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There is a one time initial setup with lichess through our app. After that the board saves the login and the app is not needed.

Let me find a video of the process - will share in a minute

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**Author:** ![Jeff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.playchessup.com/jeff/32/3_2.png) [@Jeff](https://community.playchessup.com/u/Jeff)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.playchessup.com/t/cant-connect-to-lichess-from-the-board/3950/3 "2025-11-06T16:06:47Z")

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\*it is very similar to the process for [chess.com](http://chess.com) - shown here:

[https://playchessup.com/cdn/shop/videos/c/vp/cf7c37ce1aaa4a42b2ef8ef5865ea99b/cf7c37ce1aaa4a42b2ef8ef5865ea99b.HD-720p-4.5Mbps-39625947.mp4?v=0](https://playchessup.com/cdn/shop/videos/c/vp/cf7c37ce1aaa4a42b2ef8ef5865ea99b/cf7c37ce1aaa4a42b2ef8ef5865ea99b.HD-720p-4.5Mbps-39625947.mp4?v=0)

We may not have made a lichess video yet - and need to do that.