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

# Quickstart

> Go from signup to a working AI operator in about ten minutes.

This walkthrough takes you from a fresh account to a fully working operator: connected CRM, connected ad account, and a first conversation that teaches Ares your business.

## Before you start

Have these ready:

* The email address you used at checkout
* Login access to your HighLevel account (or book a setup call and we will provision one with you)
* Login access to the Meta account that owns your business's ad account and Facebook page

## 1. Create your account

Purchase a plan at [aresdeploy.com](https://aresdeploy.com). When checkout completes you are signed in to your dashboard at [app.aresdeploy.com](https://app.aresdeploy.com) automatically. You can also sign in later with your checkout email, either with a login link or with Google sign-in if the email matches.

## 2. Run the onboarding wizard

The first time you open the dashboard, Ares walks you through setup in order:

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect your CRM">
    Link your HighLevel account so Ares can see contacts, conversations, pipelines, and calendars. This is the single most important step: the CRM is where lead handling happens. Details and permissions are covered in [CRM connection](/connections/crm).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your ad account">
    Link the Meta account that owns your ad account and page. This lets Ares launch and monitor campaigns and pull ad leads into follow-up the moment they submit. Details in [Ads connection](/connections/ads).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Brief your operator">
    Open the chat and tell Ares about your business. The more context it has, the sharper its judgment. A good first briefing covers:

    * Your trade and the services you want more of
    * Your service area, by city or radius
    * What a good lead looks like, and what a bad one looks like
    * How booked out you are right now
    * Anything you never want said to a customer
  </Step>
</Steps>

You can skip a connection during onboarding and come back to it later from the connections panel on the dashboard. Ares works with whatever is connected and tells you what it is missing.

## 3. Let it run

Once connected, Ares starts working immediately:

* New leads get a first response within seconds. See [Speed to lead](/leads/follow-up).
* Existing conversations are read and tracked so nothing gets dropped.
* Anything requiring judgment or sign-off lands in your [approval queue](/using/approvals).

## 4. Check back the next morning

Open the dashboard with your coffee. You should see lead activity, any pending approvals, and a short picture of what happened overnight. Clear the queue, skim the numbers, and get on with your day. That rhythm, a few minutes a day, is the intended way to run Ares.

## Need a walkthrough?

Book a live demo and setup call at [calendly.com/contact-aresdeploy/ares-demo](https://calendly.com/contact-aresdeploy/ares-demo). We will connect your accounts with you on the call and launch your first campaign together.