Quick Start

Get your first site live in under 5 minutes.

This guide walks you through creating a workspace, building your first site, and publishing it — all from inside the Ploy dashboard.

Prerequisites

  • A Ploy account. If you don't have access yet, join the waitlist and we'll reach out when your spot opens up.
  • Your company's website URL (helpful but not required).

Step 1: Create Your Workspace

After signing in, you'll land in your workspace. This is your home base — it holds your sites, documents, assets, brand design system, and integrations.

If you have an existing website, Ploy can extract your brand (colors, fonts, logo) automatically during setup.

Step 2: Build or Clone a Site

You have two ways to get started:

Option A: Clone an Existing Site

If you already have a website you want to bring into Ploy:

  1. Open a new Ploy (chat) from the dashboard.
  2. Paste your website URL and ask Korra to clone it.
  3. Korra will import the design, content, and structure — plus extract your brand design system.

Option B: Build from Scratch

If you're starting fresh:

  1. Open a new Ploy from the dashboard.
  2. Describe what you want — "Build me a landing page for [product]" or "Create a marketing site with a hero, features section, pricing, and FAQ."
  3. Korra will design and build the pages, applying your brand automatically.

Typical time: 1–3 minutes for a clone, 2–5 minutes for a new build depending on complexity.

Step 3: Preview and Iterate

Your site is instantly available in the live preview panel. From here you can:

  • Refine the design — "Make the hero bolder" or "Use a dark background on the pricing section."
  • Update copy — "Rewrite the headline to focus on speed" or "Make the CTA more urgent."
  • Add pages — "Add an About page" or "Create a blog."
  • Adjust layout — "Move testimonials above pricing" or "Add a sticky nav."

Korra makes changes in real time. You'll see updates in the preview as she works.

Step 4: Publish

When you're happy with the result:

  1. Click Publish in the dashboard.
  2. Your site goes live on a Ploy-hosted URL immediately.
  3. To use your own domain, head to Settings → Custom Domains and follow the Custom Domain Setup guide.

Every publish is saved as a deploy. You can roll back to any previous version at any time from the Deploys panel.

What's Next?

  • Understand the platform — Read Core Concepts for a glossary of key terms.
  • Explore what Korra can do — See the Korra guide for tips on getting the best results.
  • Connect your tools — Set up Integrations to link GitHub, Figma, GA4, and more.
  • Go live on your domain — Follow the Custom Domain Setup guide.