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

# Getting Started

> Launch your first landing page and email campaign with Tented

## Welcome to Tented 🏕️

Tented is an AI marketing automation platform: instant landing pages, AI-written marketing email, a built-in contact database, and automated campaigns — all driven by natural language. This guide gets you from a fresh account to a live page *and* your first email campaign.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tented/oIod7XVBxbtZv6BI/images/home-dashboard.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=oIod7XVBxbtZv6BI&q=85&s=2596c6675d9112bbae9f556cb87b0f6c" alt="A screenshot of the Tented home page with the prompt box asking &#x22;What should we make for your customers today?&#x22;" width="1680" height="886" data-path="images/home-dashboard.png" />

## The lay of the land

Your sidebar has everything:

* **Home** — the prompt box. Describe something and Tented builds it.
* **Tents** — your AI-generated landing pages. (A **tent** is a complete, standalone page you can publish instantly.)
* **Email** — your emails, templates, and campaigns (blasts and triggered flows).
* **People** — your contact database and lists.
* **Analytics** — how it's all performing.

## Step 1: Add your branding

Upload your logo, icon, and brand color when prompted at signup (or anytime in [Workspace Settings](/configuring-tented/workspace-settings)). Tented uses them everywhere — tents *and* emails — so everything comes out on-brand automatically.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tented/B6sWLqvXSmuRpvKc/images/add-branding.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=B6sWLqvXSmuRpvKc&q=85&s=52fd51d026895ccd4273487b1bee3913" alt="A screenshot of the dialog box for adding a Primary Brand Color, Brand Logo, and Brand Icon." width="1618" height="976" data-path="images/add-branding.png" />

## Step 2: Create your first tent

On the **Home** page, describe the landing page you want:

> "Generate a landing page for our new feature, 'Predictive Scheduling'. The page must be high-converting and focused solely on capturing early access signups. Include a hero section, features, and pricing."

Tented generates a complete, responsive page in about a minute. Refine it by chatting ("make the CTA bigger", "add testimonials"), then click **Publish** to put it live on the web.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tented/oIod7XVBxbtZv6BI/images/initial-prompt-response.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=oIod7XVBxbtZv6BI&q=85&s=9195d6352998023959628aeaf01e65f6" alt="A screenshot of the prompt and the resulting tent preview." width="1568" height="768" data-path="images/initial-prompt-response.png" />

For the full tour — editing, code mode, form submissions, publishing — see [Creating Tents](/working-with-tents/creating-tents).

## Step 3: Set up email

One-time setup, about ten minutes, and most of that is waiting for DNS:

1. Go to **Settings > Email** and add your **sending domain**. Copy the generated DNS records into your DNS provider and verify.
2. Fill out your **sender profile** (company name and mailing address — required by anti-spam law).
3. Set your **default from name and address**.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tented/oIod7XVBxbtZv6BI/images/email-settings-domain.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=oIod7XVBxbtZv6BI&q=85&s=e23ef7a5418d150b09982dbd1cedaeba" alt="A screenshot of the Sending Domain section showing a verified domain with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records." width="1322" height="769" data-path="images/email-settings-domain.png" />

Full walkthrough: [Setting Up Email](/email/email-setup).

## Step 4: Add your people

Head to **People** and bring in your contacts — one at a time with **Quick Add**, or in bulk with **Import from CSV** (Tented auto-maps your columns). Then organize them into [lists](/people/working-with-lists): hand-picked **static lists**, or rule-based **dynamic lists** that keep themselves current.

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tented/oIod7XVBxbtZv6BI/images/people-all-people.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=oIod7XVBxbtZv6BI&q=85&s=4da8ef950f6e0370d859cf2496da65db" alt="A screenshot of the People area showing a table of contacts." width="1322" height="769" data-path="images/people-all-people.png" />

<Tip>
  Tents and People are connected: form submissions from your published tents can flow straight into your contact database.
</Tip>

## Step 5: Send your first campaign

1. Go to **Email > Add > Create Email**, and describe the email you want — Tented writes and designs it, personalization tokens and all.
2. Click **Approve** when you're happy (only approved emails can send).
3. Go to **Campaigns > Create Email Blast**: pick your list, pick your email, and **Send now** (or schedule it).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/tented/LXO_jvw8XYs-V_FK/images/email-editor-generated.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=LXO_jvw8XYs-V_FK&q=85&s=c85948d97e207beac9aba8d3a20b70a2" alt="A screenshot of a generated launch announcement email in the email editor." width="1568" height="731" data-path="images/email-editor-generated.png" />

Then watch opens, clicks, and deliveries roll in on the blast's results dashboard.

## Step 6: Put it on autopilot

Once the manual version feels good, automate it: [triggered flows](/email/triggered-flows) enroll contacts automatically — when they're added to a list, submit a tent form, or hit a date — and walk them through multi-step journeys with emails, waits, and branches.

## Where to next?

<Columns cols={2}>
  <Card title="Working with Tents" icon="tent" href="/working-with-tents/creating-tents">
    Master the tent editor, publishing, and form submissions.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Managing Contacts" icon="users" href="/people/managing-contacts">
    Everything about the People area, imports, and profiles.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Creating Emails" icon="envelope" href="/email/creating-emails">
    The AI email editor, personalization, and approval.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Triggered Flows" icon="diagram-project" href="/email/triggered-flows">
    Build automated journeys on the visual canvas.
  </Card>
</Columns>

<Note>
  **Need help?** Contact support at [support@tented.ai](mailto:support@tented.ai).
</Note>
