> ## 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.

# What do I need before I set up my club?

> A checklist of what to have ready for Uplifter signup, the three setup steps and payment verification, plus the waits to plan around.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * **US and Canada only.** Uplifter signup is for clubs in the United States and Canada, and the plan you pick must match your club's country.
  * **Paid plans need a card.** Paid plans ask for a payment method at signup and start a 30-day free trial. A free plan is active right away.
  * **Payments need your legal name.** To accept payments you confirm your registered legal business name, which must match your official registration exactly, then give Adyen (the payment company Uplifter uses to process card and bank payments and pay out to your bank) your business details, identity documents and a bank account.
  * **Start verification early.** It usually takes 1-2 business days, and your site can't go live until it's done.
</Note>

**What to gather.** Have these ready and you can get through signup and the three setup steps in one sitting.

| Stage | Have ready | Required? |
| - | - | - |
| [Signup: **Account**](/club/get-set-up/create-your-club) | **Your Name**, an **Email Address** you can open right away (for a verification code), and a password of 12+ characters with upper case, lower case, a number and a special character. | Yes |
| Signup: **Organization** | **Organization Name**, **Organization Email**, **Phone**, **Country**, **Street Address**, **City**, **State** or **Province**, **Postal Code** (a valid US ZIP or Canadian postal code) and **Timezone**, plus a **Subdomain** for your [web address](/club/get-set-up/choose-your-web-address): 3 to 63 lowercase letters, numbers or hyphens, not starting or ending with a hyphen. | Yes, every field |
| [Signup: **Plan**](/club/get-set-up/plans-and-free-trial) | A plan, and **Monthly** or **Yearly** (Yearly only on plans that offer it). Paid plans add a **Payment Method** and **Billing Address**. | Yes |
| Signup: **Review Your Organization** | Confirm you're 18 or older and accept the terms, then select **Create Organization**. | Yes. Text-message consent is optional |
| [**Brand your site**](/club/get-set-up/finish-setup-go-live) | A logo (a transparent PNG is recommended), an optional 32x32px favicon, and a **Primary Color** and **Secondary Color**. No brand colors? Use **Detected from your logo** or **Brand color presets**. | Yes, the logo can wait |
| **Your gym's details** | The address and phone number families see on your public site. Signup collects these, so setup usually skips it. | No: **I'll add this later** |
| **Set up your homepage** | A **Headline**, **Subheadline** and **Intro text**, and which sections to show: **Registration**, **Calendar**, **Store**, **Contact**, **Competitions**, **Team**. | Yes, editable later |
| [**Set up payments**](/club/get-set-up/get-verified-to-accept-payments) | Your registered legal business name, address and phone. Then, for Adyen's secure page: business details, identity documents and a bank account. | Not to finish setup. Yes to go live |

**Already have an Uplifter login?** Select **Already have an account? Sign in** at the top of signup first, then choose **Continue as** your name.

**Waits to plan around.** Start **Set up payments** as soon as you reach the go-live checklist, then keep setting up while Adyen reviews it. Once verified, you can publish before adding a bank account, but payouts need one.

**Coming from another system or Uplifter 1.0?** Setup has no import step: Uplifter's team brings your data in. See [moving from another system](/club/get-set-up/moving-from-another-system) or [moving from Uplifter 1.0](/migrating-from-1-0/how-moving-from-uplifter-1-works). If your club took cards through Adyen in Uplifter 1.0, skip **Set up payments**: your payment account comes over with the final import.

**Did Uplifter set up your club?** You skip signup: [accept the emailed invitation](/club/get-set-up/accept-your-club-invitation) within 7 days and setup opens as usual.

**Related:** [Setting up your club on Uplifter](/self-onboarding) · [How do I create my club on Uplifter?](/club/get-set-up/create-your-club) · [How do I choose my club's web address?](/club/get-set-up/choose-your-web-address) · [What plans and free trial does Uplifter offer?](/club/get-set-up/plans-and-free-trial)