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

# Quickstart

> Connect a wallet, then take the shortest route to whatever you came for.

## Connect

EXC signs you in with a wallet. Solana wallets — Phantom, Solflare, Backpack —
and EVM wallets — MetaMask, Rainbow, Coinbase Wallet — all work, as do
smart-contract wallets.

You can link several wallets to one profile. See
[Linking wallets](/exc/wallet/linking).

<Warning>
  Signing in asks you to sign a **message**, never a transaction. If a prompt
  during sign-in shows a transaction, cancel it — that isn't us.
</Warning>

## Then pick your path

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="I want to launch a collection" icon="rocket">
    1. Go to `/launch`.
    2. Pick your chain. Hard to change later, so read [Chains](/exc/chains) first.
    3. Work through the wizard — collection, royalties and pricing, sale phases, artwork, review.
    4. Generating art from layers? Do that in the [layer generator](/exc/launchpad/layer-generator) before you reach the artwork step.

    Full walkthrough: [Solana](/exc/launchpad/solana) or [EVM](/exc/launchpad/evm).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I want to open a shop" icon="bag-shopping">
    1. Go to [stashed.one](https://stashed.one) and make a shop.
    2. Add products, or [bring a Shopify or Etsy catalogue across](/stashed/catalogue/import).
    3. Connect Stripe, turn on crypto, or both.
    4. Sort out [shipping](/stashed/money/shipping) if you post things.
    5. Point your [own domain](/stashed/storefront/domains) at it.

    Full walkthrough: [Stashed quickstart](/stashed/quickstart).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I want to buy or sell an NFT" icon="arrow-right-arrow-left">
    Open any collection. The grid shows EXC listings alongside live Magic Eden,
    Tensor and OpenSea asks, cheapest first.

    **Buying** — click a listed token and buy it. Outside listings carry a 2% fee
    on top, already included in the price you're shown.

    **Selling** — open something you own and list it. On Solana it goes into
    escrow; on EVM you sign an order and it stays in your wallet.

    See [Buying](/exc/marketplace/buying) and [Selling](/exc/marketplace/selling).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I want to build something" icon="code">
    Two APIs, and they're not the same thing.

    **Marketplace API** (`/v1`) — public, no key, read-only. Collections, floors,
    listings, sales. Start at [Marketplace API](/api/marketplace).

    **Store API** (`/api/v1`) — API key, scoped, read and write. Your own shop's
    products, orders and customers. Start at [Authentication](/api/authentication).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## What launching costs

Chain fees and storage. There's no subscription on the launchpad.

* **Solana** — Candy Machine rent, most of which you get back when you close it, plus Arweave storage per item.
* **EVM** — deployment gas, and that's the whole story. Ethereum mainnet is expensive; Base, Ink, ApeChain and Abstract are cheap.
* **Stashed** — $29/month or $290/year, plus 5% of each order.

<Tip>
  Rehearse on a cheap chain. The wizard behaves identically on Base as on
  Ethereum, so a full dry run costs cents instead of hundreds of dollars.
</Tip>