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

# Your account and dashboard

> Sign in, tour your dashboard, connect Stripe, set your domain, and configure store details.

This guide covers the essentials after you create your Quickshops account — navigating the dashboard, connecting payments, and configuring the settings customers see.

## Creating your account

Quickshops uses passwordless sign-in. Enter your email on the sign-up page and click the magic link sent to your inbox. Every later login works the same way — no password to remember.

<Info>
  If you don't receive the magic link within a minute, check your spam folder or try signing in again from the login page.
</Info>

## Navigating the dashboard

When you log in, the sidebar is your home base:

| Section                | Purpose                                                    |
| ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| **AI Chat**            | Describe store changes; review proposals before publishing |
| **Dashboard**          | Overview and setup checklist                               |
| **Products**           | Your catalog — digital products and subscriptions          |
| **Media**              | Images and files for products and your store               |
| **Orders**             | Completed purchases                                        |
| **Customers**          | Buyers and subscribers                                     |
| **Discounts**          | Coupon and promo codes                                     |
| **Analytics**          | Traffic, conversions, and revenue                          |
| **Payments & payouts** | Stripe connection                                          |
| **Editor**             | Visual storefront preview and theme                        |
| **Settings**           | Name, domain, integrations, contact details                |
| **Live store**         | Open your public storefront in a new tab                   |

## Connecting Stripe

Quickshops uses Stripe for every checkout. Connect your account before customers can pay.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Payments">
    In the sidebar, go to **Payments & payouts**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect Stripe">
    Click **Connect Stripe**. Sign in to Stripe (or create an account) and authorize Quickshops.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    When you return, the page shows your Stripe account as connected.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Warning>
  Your store URL can be live and shareable before Stripe is connected, but checkout will not work until payments are set up.
</Warning>

Full details: [Accept payments with Stripe](/integrations/payments).

## Key settings

### Store name and contact

Under **Settings → General**, set your store name, description, and a contact email or Telegram number. Published stores require at least one contact method so customers can reach you.

### Custom domain

By default your store uses a Quickshops subdomain. On **Pro**, add your own domain under **Settings → Domain** and follow the DNS instructions on screen.

<Tip>
  DNS changes can take up to 48 hours to propagate, but most updates apply within a few minutes.
</Tip>

### Integrations

Under **Settings → Integrations**, connect [Telegram](/integrations/telegram) (Pro) or add a [Google Analytics](/integrations/overview#google-analytics) Measurement ID.

### API keys (Pro)

On **Pro**, create keys under **Settings → API keys** when you want to:

* **[Manage your store from Claude or Cursor](/mcp/overview)** — same chat assistant as AI Chat and Telegram
* Let a developer build a [custom storefront](/api/overview)

On the Free plan, the API keys tab shows an upgrade prompt. Selling through your built-in Quickshops storefront does not require an API key.

<Warning>
  Copy each key when it's created — you won't see the full value again. Treat keys like passwords and revoke any you no longer use.
</Warning>

## What's next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    Launch your first product and publish your store.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Customize your store" icon="paintbrush" href="/store/customization">
    AI Chat and the visual editor.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Add products" icon="package" href="/products/digital-products">
    Create your catalog.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How checkout works" icon="credit-card" href="/selling/checkout">
    What customers see when they buy.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>