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Getting started on Hiveku takes about two minutes. Create an account, name your organization, then spin up your first site.

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Create Your Account

1

Go to app.hiveku.com

Open app.hiveku.com in your browser and click Sign Up.
2

Pick a sign-in method

You can create an account with:
  • Email + password — classic, works everywhere
  • Google — one click with your Google account
  • GitHub — great if you’ll be importing repos later
If you plan to import projects from GitHub, signing in with GitHub saves you a step later.
3

Verify your email

If you signed up with email, check your inbox for a verification link and click it. Google and GitHub sign-ins skip this step.

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Set Up Your Organization

An organization is the top-level container for your projects, team members, and billing. Every account belongs to at least one org.
1

Name your organization

After sign-up, you’ll be asked to name your org. Use your company name, your personal brand, or a team name — you can change it later.
Org names must be globally unique. If your preferred name is taken, try adding a suffix (acme-studio instead of acme).
2

Invite teammates (optional)

You can skip this now and add team members later from Settings > Team Members. See Invite Team Members for details.

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Create Your First Site

From the dashboard, click New Site. You’ll see three options.

Create New

Start from a blank project

From GitHub

Import an existing repo

Track External

Add analytics only, no hosting
Best if you’re starting fresh and want the AI to build things from a prompt.
1

Click Create New

Pick Create New on the New Site screen.
2

Name your project

The name becomes your default URL. A project called my-portfolio will live at my-portfolio.hiveku.com.
3

Pick a database option

Choose No Database, Hiveku Database, or Bring Your Own. If you’re not sure, pick No Database — you can add one later. See Set Up a Database.
4

Click Create

Hiveku provisions the project and opens the Editor. You’re ready to start building.

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Your Default URL

Every project gets a free Hiveku subdomain: 
https://{project-name}.hiveku.com
You can attach a custom domain later — see Set Up a Custom Domain.

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Verifying Setup

After creating your project, the Editor opens automatically with your project files loaded in the left panel and a live preview on the right. If you see both, you’re good to go.

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Troubleshooting

Org names are globally unique. Try a variant — acme-studio, acme-labs, or a location suffix like acme-nyc. You can rename your org later in Settings > Organization.
Make sure you authorized the Hiveku GitHub App with access to the repo you want. Go to GitHub settings, find Hiveku, and confirm repo access is granted.
Check your spam folder. If it’s still missing, try signing in again — the link re-sends on the next attempt. You can also use a Google or GitHub sign-in instead.
Refresh the page. If it’s still blank, the initial build may still be running — wait 30 seconds and try again.

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What’s Next?

Build with AI

Use natural language to create pages and features

Invite your team

Add collaborators to your new org