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:hatching_chick: Congratulations, you are now the proud owner of your very own [Civilized Discourse Construction Kit](https://www.discourse.org)!
![](https://www.discourse.org/images/welcome/welcome-to-discourse-hosting-690x314.jpg)
This guide includes suggestions for things to do as you get started.
> :bulb: If you need to get back here later, scroll to the top of any page and click the <kbd>Getting started</kbd> button.
## :sun_behind_small_cloud: Overview
Discourse is a powerful and flexible platform with many options for customization that you'll want to explore over time, but to get started, we recommend you:
Discourse is a powerful and flexible platform with many options for customization that you'll want to explore over time.
To get started, we recommend you follow the sections below for each of the following:
- [ ] Test your email configuration
- [ ] Complete the setup wizard
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- [ ] Repeat!
- [ ] Launch your community
> :speaking_head: Please join meta.discourse.org, our official community, for documentation and support from other Discourse users.
> :bulb: If you need to get back here later, scroll to the top of any page and click the <kbd>Getting started</kbd> button.
## :email: Test your email configuration
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- You didn't get the test email?
Email deliverability is important to ensure users get signup emails and other notifications. Please see [Recommended Email Providers for Discourse](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/docs/INSTALL-email.md) for template configurations for different providers.
> :speaking_head: Please join meta.discourse.org, our official community, for documentation and support from other Discourse users.
## :magic_wand: Complete the setup wizard
You've already been through the setup wizard, but if you skipped some steps, you can go back now and update some basic settings at this link: [/wizard](/wizard).
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- **If your community allows people to freely sign up**, send them the link and ask them to join.
- **If your community is invite only**, go to [your invites page](/my/invited) and look for the <kbd>+ Invite</kbd> button to create invite links you can share or directly email everyone you want to have in your community.
> :bulb: Your community starts off in “bootstrap mode”, which gives early members [a higher level of trust ](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)than the typical new member so they can help you launch your community. Your can adjust how long your community remains in bootstrap mode [here](/admin/site_settings/category/all_results?filter=bootstrap).
> :bulb: Your community starts off in “bootstrap mode”, which gives early members [a higher level of trust ](https://blog.discourse.org/2018/06/understanding-discourse-trust-levels/)than the typical new member so they can help you launch your community. You can adjust how long your community remains in bootstrap mode [here](/admin/site_settings/category/all_results?filter=bootstrap).
## :thought_balloon: Discuss ideas with your community
Now that you have a few collaborators, you can start trying things out together and discussing ideas for your community.
- The [#Site Feedback](/c/-/2) is intended as a long term home for discussions like these about your site, how it works, and how you can improve it. It's designed to be open to participation by everyone who can access your community.
To start a new discussion, click the <kbd>+ New Topic</kbd> button on the [latest topics](/latest) page or within any of the following categories.
- The [#General](/c/-/4) category is a place to start discussions on topics of general interest to your community. You can create additional categories as you decide how you want to make space for different kinds of topics.
- [#Site Feedback](/c/-/2) is for discussions about your site, how it works, and how you can improve it. It's designed to be open to participation by everyone who can access your community.
- The [#Staff](/c/-/3) category is only visible to admins and moderators and can be used for topics you wish to discuss privately with other admins and moderators.
- [#General](/c/-/4) is for topics of general interest to your community. You can create additional categories as you decide how you want to make space for different kinds of topics.
- [#Staff](/c/-/3) is only visible to admins and moderators and can be used for topics you wish to discuss privately with other admins and moderators.
If you'd like to promote any members to become admins or moderators, visit their user page and click on the <kbd>:wrench: Admin</kbd> button, then click <kbd>Grant Admin</kbd> or <kbd>Grant Moderator</kbd>.