> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.adloft.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart

> From sign-up to your first published Meta campaign.

This guide takes you from a brand-new account to a campaign published into Meta. The whole setup takes a few minutes once your Meta account is ready.

## Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

* A **Meta (Facebook) login** with access to at least one Meta ad account in [Business Manager](https://business.facebook.com).
* **Admin access** to that ad account (so AdLoft can import and publish to it).
* A **landing page or website URL** you want to send traffic to.

## Get started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create your account">
    Sign up with email or Google, then verify your email. See [Create your account](/getting-started/create-account).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Complete onboarding">
    AdLoft walks you through a guided setup: create your organization, name your first brand, connect Meta, choose an ad account, and set launch defaults. See [Onboarding](/getting-started/onboarding).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start a trial or plan">
    The dashboard unlocks once your organization has an active trial or paid subscription. Every plan includes a **7-day free trial**. See [Plans](/billing/plans).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Sync your Meta data">
    AdLoft pulls your campaigns, ad sets, ads, creatives, and daily metrics. Larger histories backfill in the background. See [Data sync](/integrations/data-sync).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set your goals">
    On a brand, set a **target ROAS** and **target CPA** so AdLoft can score winners against your benchmarks. See [Goals](/integrations/goals).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Find a winner">
    Open [Winners Hub](/insights/winners-hub) to see your top creatives, campaigns, and audiences — sorted by real outcomes.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Build a campaign">
    Click **Add to Draft** on a winning creative to seed the [campaign builder](/campaigns/overview), or let the [AI Campaign Builder](/ai-builder/overview) draft one for you.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and publish">
    Step through the builder, fix any dry-run issues, get approval if your team requires it, and **Publish to Meta**. Campaigns are created **paused** so you stay in control. See [Review & publish](/campaigns/review-publish).
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  After publishing, turn your campaign on in Meta Ads Manager. AdLoft always creates entities paused by default so nothing spends before you're ready.
</Tip>

## What's next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="The setup checklist" icon="list-check" href="/getting-started/setup-checklist">
    A four-step checklist to get fully configured.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Understand your metrics" icon="ruler" href="/insights/metrics-glossary">
    How ROAS, CPA, results, and confidence are calculated.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>