Quick Start
Let's get you up and running with Polar in only a few minutes.
Create an account
Signup & login on Polar is made super easy with GitHub Login (OAuth).
- By continuing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
- You'll be redirected to login with GitHub (next step)
Don't want to connect with GitHub? You can also sign up using your email.
Grant GitHub Permissions
Polar uses your GitHub Login to:
- Create a matching, public, profile for you on Polar (avatar, username, bio etc)
- Request read-only access to your primary GitHub email addresses so we can communicate with you, e.g send funding, subscription and order notifications and product updates.
What does 'Act on my behalf' mean?
It's a default notice from GitHub for all OAuth requests #37117.
Rest assured, we do not do anything on your behalf without a delibrate action performed by you via Polar for an explicit, clear & desired outcome by you.
Create your organization
Once you've signed up, you'll be taken to a page to create your organization. On Polar, an organization is the space where you'll create and manage your products, receive donations from your supporters and more.
The first step is to give it a name.
Our system will assign you a unique slug (like unicorn-dev) that you won't
be able to change. However , you'll be able to change the display name later.
Then, you'll be taken through a quick onboarding page intended to focus the Polar experience for your use case.
You can change this later too. So no pressure or identity crisis needed :^)
Done 🎉
Welcome to the Polar community - we're thrilled to have you onboard!
Next Steps:
- Explore the dashboard
- Connect GitHub organizations (Optional)
- Add official Polar funding link on GitHub
- Enable issue funding
- Enable donations
- Create products and/or subscription tiers
- Start a newsletter
Shape the future with us
- Join our Discord
- Give our GitHub repo a star and join the discussions