# Quickstart

> From your invite to a live site in about ten minutes.

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](https://docs.ownsite.me/account).

### 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](https://docs.ownsite.me/app-tour).

### 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](https://docs.ownsite.me/write-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](https://docs.ownsite.me/home-page).

## Next steps

- [Connect your domain](https://docs.ownsite.me/own-domain): Use `you.com` instead of `yourname.ownsite.me`.
- [Connect ChatGPT or Claude](https://docs.ownsite.me/connect-ai): Ask your own AI to redesign your home page.
- [AI permissions](https://docs.ownsite.me/ai-permissions): Decide what any AI may do on your site.
- [Journal](https://docs.ownsite.me/journal): Start a private journal.