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Your setup checklist

When you create a new Outpost, the Feed tab opens with a “Welcome to your outpost” checklist at the top. It’s a curated five-step shortlist tailored to your Outpost’s type — the things that get a fresh space to “feels alive” the fastest.

  • Add a banner image — your first impression. Drag a PNG / JPG / WEBP into the Banner field in Settings, or paste a URL.
  • Write an About blurb — two or three sentences on what this space is for. Renders at the top of your Feed tab.
Outpost type What’s on the checklist
Game Table Add your GM style · Publish your first game · Schedule a session
Creator Studio Upload at least three portfolio images · List a product · Set up supporter tiers
Publisher Publish your first title · Create staff roles · Open a subscriber tier
Community Pin a welcome thread · Schedule a community event · Invite a moderator
Guild Invite founding members · Set up the shared shop · Schedule a meet

Each item is a link — click it to open the right surface in Settings or Admin and finish the step.

You don’t need to “mark done” anything. As you finish each step the check fills in automatically — set a banner, the Banner step ticks; publish a game, Publish your first game ticks; pin a post in the community feed, Pin a welcome thread ticks.

The progress bar at the top updates in real time.

Two ways:

  • Finish every step — the panel auto-hides once every check is green. It’s served its purpose.
  • Dismiss manually — click the ✕ in the panel’s top-right corner to hide it permanently. You can’t un-dismiss; the individual surfaces (Settings, Shop, Events) keep working regardless.

The checklist is the first 80% boost, not a complete setup guide. Things you might also want once you’re past it:

  • Custom emoji — Admin → Custom emoji.
  • Channel permissions — Admin → Roles & permissions, then the channel context menu in chat for per-channel overrides.
  • Audit log review — Admin → Audit log.
  • Stripe Connect onboarding — Settings → Monetisation.