# First steps

hostware is a very complex software, with lots of configurations which can be made. To ease up the initial configuration process, we have crafted some steps to start with.

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### Create a sales channel

[introduction](https://docs.hostware.io/system-and-configuration/sales-channels/introduction "mention")
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### Install modules

[introduction](https://docs.hostware.io/modules/introduction "mention")
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### Create a product

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### Enable payment methods

[payment-methods](https://docs.hostware.io/billing/payments/payment-methods "mention")
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### Enable domain selling

[introduction](https://docs.hostware.io/domains/introduction "mention")
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### Configure email server

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### Configure admin notifications

[admin-benachrichtigungen](https://docs.hostware.io/system-and-configuration/settings/admin-benachrichtigungen "mention")
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