Getting started · Payments & domain
Connect Stripe and create your membership plans
Link your own Stripe account so member payments go straight to you, then build the monthly or yearly plans — with optional free trials — that appear on your pricing page.
Why Stripe comes first
Nothing can be sold until Stripe is connected and at least one plan is live — it's the first item on your launch checklist. Payments go directly to your own Stripe account; we never touch your money or store your Stripe credentials.
Connecting your account
The easiest moment is step 2 of the setup wizard: click "Connect with Stripe" and log into your Stripe account. If you skipped it, you can connect anytime from the Payments section of your admin.
Building your plans
Under Payments → Membership plans, create your tiers — monthly and yearly are the common pair. For each plan you set the price, an optional number of free-trial days, and whether the plan is public (shown on your pricing page) or private (hidden). Drag plans into the order you want them displayed.
With a free trial, members enter their card up front, get full access during the trial, and are billed automatically when it ends unless they cancel. A trial on your headline plan is the single biggest lever for first signups.
Preview how it all looks under Payments → Pricing page before you share the link.
Alternative checkout
If you already sell through ThriveCart or need PayPal at checkout, you can use ThriveCart as your checkout provider instead — set it up under Payments → Checkout providers.
Step by step
- In the setup wizard (or under Payments), click "Connect with Stripe".
- Log into your Stripe account and approve the connection.
- Open Payments → Membership plans and create your first plan.
- Set the price, billing interval, and optional free-trial days.
- Mark the plan as public and drag your plans into display order.
- Preview your pricing page under Payments → Pricing page.
Good to know
- Mark at least one plan public — the launch checklist won't show payments as ready without it.
- Add coupons later under Payments → Coupons for launches and win-back offers.
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Connect your own custom domain
Run your whole platform on your own web address, like yourbrand.com or members.yourbrand.com. Add the domain, paste one DNS record at your registrar, and SSL is set up automatically — for both the root and www.
Send email from your own address
By default, member emails come from noreply@autocreator.ai with your brand name. Verify your own domain to send from noreply@yourbrand.com instead — more professional and better for inbox delivery.