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 either GitHub or Google (OAuth).
- By continuing you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
Sign up with GitHub
Polar uses your GitHub data to:
- Create a matching, public, profile for you on Polar (avatar, username, bio etc)
- Request read-only access to your primary email address 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.
Sign up with Google
Polar uses your Google data to:
- Create a matching, public, profile for you on Polar
- Request read-only access to your primary email address so we can communicate with you, e.g send funding, subscription and order notifications and product updates.
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.
A slug is automatically generated from the name. It's the unique identifier for your organization that'll determine your Polar URL. You can customize it as long as it doesn't already exist on Polar. You won't be able to change it. However, you'll be able able to change the display name later.
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
Shape the future with us
- Join our Discord
- Give our GitHub repo a star and join the discussions