Step by step

1. Open the sign-up page

   Go to the sign-up page at the platform's own address. The page shows a headline, a short list of features, and the sign-up form. If you arrived from a pricing card, a plan cookie is already set and the copy is adjusted accordingly. The page is not available on an organisation's own domain — if you see a 404, check that you are on the main platform address.

2. Fill in your name, email address, and password

   Enter your first name, last name, email address, and a password. Your organisation name is not asked here — that comes in the next stage. Click 'Create my account' when you are ready. Your password must be at least eight characters long.

3. Let Daviah create your user account

   Daviah checks that the name and email are valid, that no account already exists for that address, and that your password meets the minimum length. It then creates your account with your identity confirmed and your account active. No verification email is sent — you can continue straight away.

4. Wait while you are signed in automatically

   Once your account is created, the page signs you in without any extra step on your part. A session cookie is set and the browser loads the dashboard fresh so your login is recognised immediately.

5. See the organisation setup form on the dashboard

   Because you have no organisation yet, the dashboard shows the setup form instead of the usual dashboard view. The navigation shows no collection links at this point — those appear once your organisation exists. This is normal and expected on a brand-new account.

6. Enter your organisation name and choose its kind

   The form asks 'What do you run?' and has two fields: the name of your organisation and the kind it is. A short note explains that your website is built immediately but nothing goes on the internet until you choose to publish. Click 'Set it up' when both fields are filled.

7. Let Daviah create your organisation and provision your site

   Daviah takes your name and kind from the form, derives a unique web address from your organisation name, and creates your organisation record on the free plan with an active status. Your account is then given full administrator access to the new organisation. The design chosen for your site depends on your kind — restaurants and stores get one layout, all other kinds get the default.

8. Wait while your site pages are built

   Immediately after your organisation is created, Daviah builds the pages your chosen design requires and creates a home page using that design's block list. Every page is saved as a draft, so nothing is published yet. If for any reason this runs a second time, it leaves any existing pages untouched.

9. Land on the dashboard for your organisation

   Daviah redirects your browser to the dashboard with a full page load so your new membership is read fresh from the server. If you chose a paid plan before signing up, you are taken to the subscription screen instead. Either way, your organisation is now active and the redirect happens automatically.

10. See your organisation's dashboard and quick actions

    The dashboard now shows figures, upcoming meetings, and a quick-action bar labelled 'Start something'. The left-hand navigation is fully built out with the collection names appropriate to your kind of organisation. You are ready to start working.

11. Open the onboarding checklist at /admin/actions/onboarding

    Find the onboarding link in the nav left column and click it to go to /admin/actions/onboarding. The checklist page checks your actual records — tenants, users, members, officer-terms, and pages — to work out which steps are done and which still need attention. Each unfinished step shows a 'Do this' link that takes you directly to the place where you complete it.

12. Work through each step on the checklist

    Steps cover organisation information, branding, users, and content. The list is filtered to your kind of organisation, so fields that do not apply to you are not shown. Each time you return to the checklist, Daviah re-checks your records live, so a step marks itself done as soon as the relevant information exists. The 'Look at the site' step gives you a private preview link and an 'I have read it' button to confirm you have reviewed it.

13. Choose a plan to enable publishing

    The 'Choose a plan' step is always on the checklist. On the free plan, publishing is not available, so this step shows as undone and links to the subscription screen. Visit the subscription screen and select a plan to unlock publishing.

14. Launch your website when all steps are complete

    Work through the remaining checklist steps until each one is satisfied. The checklist tracks your progress live from your records each time the page loads.

What happens next

At the end of this process you have a signed-in account, an organisation record on the free plan with a unique address derived from your name, and a site provisioned with draft pages matching the design for your kind of organisation. You hold full administrator rights on the organisation. The onboarding checklist at /admin/actions/onboarding is your guide to everything that remains before launch.

Each step checks real records rather than boxes you tick yourself, so progress is always accurate.

Good to know

Your account is marked as verified and active the moment it is created — there is no confirmation email to wait for. You can return to the sign-up page only via the platform's own address; visiting it on an organisation's custom domain returns a 404, which is by design.