Quickstart

This guide takes you from the invite email to a site people can visit. You only need a browser. A domain of your own is optional and can come later.

1. Sign in

   Ownsite is invite-only for now. Your invite email has your sign-in email and a temporary password. Open the link, sign in, and choose a new password.

   After that, turn on Face ID / fingerprint sign-in in Account, so you never need the password again. See Sign-in and passkeys.

2. Look around the app

   The app opens on Overview. It shows every part of your site (home page, blog, pages, journal), whether each one is public, and anything that is waiting for you. The menu on the left takes you to each part. See The app.

3. Turn on your blog

   On Overview, press Turn on blog on the blog card. The first time takes a few minutes while your address is set up. When the card says Public, people can read your blog at yourname.ownsite.me/blog.

   Your new blog comes with a few sample posts so you can see its look. They are never shown to readers.

4. Write your first post

   Open Blog and press Write. Add a title, some text and a photo, then press Publish. See Write a post.

5. Make your home page

   Open Home and pick a template. It starts with just your name. To add your story, photos and links, tell Ownsite AI (or your own AI) what you want, for example "add a short about section and my Instagram link". It makes a draft; when you like it, press Publish. See Your home page.

#Next steps