# Getting started with Propel | Guides

Source: https://runpropel.com/guides

Guides

# Getting started.

Six short guides take you from your website to your first approved piece of work: starting, connecting GitHub read-only, sending email safely, how credits work, how channels earn more freedom, and approving from Slack or email. Each one was checked against the product.

- [01 Start with your websiteGive Propel a name and your website.](https://runpropel.com/guides/start)
- [02 Connect GitHub, read-onlyPropel reads GitHub through an app that can only read: your code, docs and changelog.](https://runpropel.com/guides/github)
- [03 Connect a mailbox and send safelyCold email from Propel goes out from your own mailbox, one person at a time.](https://runpropel.com/guides/mailbox)
- [04 How credits workEvery job in Propel has a set price in credits.](https://runpropel.com/guides/credits)
- [05 How channels earn more freedomEach channel, such as cold email or brand posts, starts at "It drafts, you approve".](https://runpropel.com/guides/channel-steps)
- [06 Approvals from Slack and emailLater: in the public beta you approve in the app, and this switches on after it.](https://runpropel.com/guides/approvals)

Want the rules first? Read [Approvals and limits](https://runpropel.com/approvals), or see every job's price on [Pricing](https://runpropel.com/pricing).

## Questions before you start

### What do I need to start?

A name for your product and its website. Your code is optional, and you can connect GitHub later, read-only.

### How much time does setup take?

Signing up and giving your website is enough for it to start reading. Connecting a mailbox, X, LinkedIn or Slack can wait until you want those channels.

### Where are prices and limits?

Every job's price is on the pricing page. The furthest each channel can go is on Approvals and limits. [See pricing](https://runpropel.com/pricing)