# Setup ## Setup Process ### 1. Create your Stripe.com account To get started, navigate to the Online Giving section in Lightpost Admin:\ Click the `"Connect with Stripe"` option to create your Stripe account, and connect Lightpost to your Stripe account to enable the ability for Lightpost to act on behalf of your new payment processor account. Make sure to have all your congregation financial and legal information available for the full setup process. After the account creation process, it should bring you back to Lightpost and Lightpost will be connected to your Stripe account. {% hint style="info" %} If you come back to Lightpost and it does not show "Connected" — just click the "Connect with Stripe" button again to make the connection. Sometimes if the sign-up process takes a while to complete, the connection process may not be successful on the first attempt. {% endhint %} ### 2. Online Giving Settings After setup, be sure to enable [giving method types](https://admin.lightpost.app/finance/giving/settings), and select if you'd like to enable automatic recurring giving. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.lightpost.app/add-on-features/online-giving/setup.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.