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

# Onboarding checklist

> Step-by-step guide to setting up your Truthlocks tenant and going live.

When you create a new Truthlocks tenant, an onboarding checklist guides you through every step needed to start issuing attestations. The checklist tracks your progress and picks up where you left off each time you sign in.

## Onboarding steps

The checklist contains seven steps. All steps except "Invite team members" are required before you can go live.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Complete tenant profile">
    Set your company name, industry, and contact information. This metadata
    appears on your invoices, compliance reports, and in the admin directory.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create an organization">
    Define your organizational structure. The organization is the top-level
    entity that owns issuers, keys, and team members.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Invite team members (optional)">
    Add collaborators to your workspace. You can skip this step and invite
    people later from **Settings > Team**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up an issuer profile">
    Configure your credential-issuing identity — the name, logo, and metadata
    that appear on attestations and proof pages.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Generate signing keys">
    Create an Ed25519 signing key pair for your issuer. These keys are used to
    cryptographically sign every attestation you mint.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Mint a test attestation">
    Verify your pipeline end-to-end by minting a test attestation in the
    sandbox environment. This confirms that your issuer, keys, and
    configuration are working correctly.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Activate your tenant">
    Review your setup and go live. Once activated, your tenant can mint
    production attestations and your issuer appears in the public transparency
    log.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Progress tracking

A banner on your console dashboard shows how many steps you have completed and links directly to your next step. The banner disappears automatically once you activate your tenant.

You can also navigate to any completed or current step from the onboarding page at any time — the wizard remembers your progress.

<Info>
  If you close the progress banner, you can return to the checklist from
  **Settings > Onboarding** or by visiting `/onboarding` in your console URL.
</Info>

## Environments

During onboarding, all operations run in the **sandbox** environment. After activation, your tenant gains access to the production environment. See [environments](/environments) for details on switching between sandbox and production.

## What happens after activation

Once you activate your tenant:

* Your issuer profile is published to the [transparency log](https://transparency.truthlocks.com).
* You can mint production attestations via the console or [API](/api-reference/attestations/mint).
* Billing begins based on your selected [plan tier](/billing/overview).
* Your team members receive full access according to their [assigned roles](/security/rbac).

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/quickstart">
    End-to-end guide to minting your first attestation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Environments" icon="server" href="/environments">
    Sandbox vs. production and how to switch between them.
  </Card>

  <Card title="RBAC" icon="users" href="/security/rbac">
    Assign roles and permissions to your team.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Billing" icon="credit-card" href="/billing/overview">
    Plan tiers, usage metering, and add-ons.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>