> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.uplifter.app/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Getting Started

> A new club admin's first steps — create your organization, configure settings, build programs, publish your site, and take your first enrollment.

Welcome to Uplifter. This walkthrough takes you from a blank slate to a live club that families can find, browse, and enroll in. You can move through these steps in order, and you can always come back to refine your settings later.

<Note>
  Signing up starts a free trial on paid plans, so you can set everything up and try it out before you commit.
</Note>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your organization">
    Head to the signup page to create your club. The signup wizard walks you through a few short steps:

    * **Your account** — your name, email, and a password (or sign in if you already have an account).
    * **Your organization** — your club's name, contact email, phone number, and address, plus your country and time zone. Your time zone matters: it's what Uplifter uses to schedule class times, registration windows, and automated actions correctly.
    * **Website & branding** — choose your club's subdomain (your public web address, like `your-club.uplifter.app`) and your brand colors.
    * **Your plan** — pick the plan that fits your club. Paid plans start with a free trial.

    When you finish, Uplifter creates your organization, makes you its first admin, and reserves your website address.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure your organization settings">
    Once you're in your dashboard, open the **Settings** area. This is where your set-once configuration lives, grouped into sections such as Organization, Financial Setup, Website, and more. Start with the essentials:

    * **Organization overview** — confirm your club's name, contact details, address, and time zone.
    * **Facilities** — add the gyms, spaces, or rooms where your classes take place, if you want to assign programs to specific locations.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up payments">
    To collect money from families, connect your club to Uplifter's payment processing under **Financial Setup → Payment Onboarding**. You'll be guided through verifying your business details and bank account so payouts can be deposited automatically.

    While you're in Financial Setup, you can also configure **taxes and fees**, set up **discounts**, and organize your **ledger (GL) codes** for accounting — though you can return to these any time.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your staff">
    Invite the coaches and administrators who help run your club from the **Staff** area. Each person you invite gets a role that controls what they can see and do, so front-desk staff, coaches, and admins each get the right level of access.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Define your levels">
    Under **Settings → Training**, set up the **levels** your club uses (for example, your recreational and competitive tiers). Levels let you restrict programs and memberships to the right athletes and keep your registrations organized.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create your programs">
    Programs are the classes and series you sell. Use the program builder to set:

    * The **schedule** — which days and times the class runs, and over what date range.
    * **Pricing** — a flat rate, a per-session price, or recurring billing.
    * **How families register** — for the whole program, session by session, or a mix of full enrollment and single drop-ins.
    * **Capacity and waitlists**, plus optional **eligibility rules** like age, level, gender, or a required waiver.
    * A **registration window** — when signups open and close.

    Save a program as a draft while you're working on it, then publish it to make it live and open for registration.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add memberships (optional)">
    If your club sells memberships — annual, seasonal, or recurring — create them under **Memberships**. Start with a draft (all you need is a name), fill in pricing, recurrence, and any eligibility rules, then publish it. Memberships can also be required for certain programs, so only members can enroll.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Publish your website">
    Under **Settings → Website**, review your subdomain and branding, arrange your pages, and publish. Your public site goes live at your chosen address, where families can browse your programs and sign up. See the [Website Builder](/product/website-builder) guide for the full walkthrough.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Take your first enrollment">
    You're live. Families visiting your website can now browse your program cards, choose a class, register their athletes, and pay at checkout — no phone call required. You can also add an athlete to a program yourself from the dashboard when you need to.

    As enrollments come in, you'll see them in your dashboard alongside attendance, invoices, and payments — the full picture of your club in one place.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Where to go next

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  <Card title="Feature Overview" icon="grid" href="/product/feature-overview">
    See everything Uplifter can do as your club grows.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Website Builder" icon="globe" href="/product/website-builder">
    Customize your public site and control what visitors see.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>