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

# Quickstart

> Set up your first company watch in a few minutes.

By the end of this guide, you will be watching at least one company and have email notifications ready.

## 1. Create your account

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign up">
    Open [jobbeacon.app](https://jobbeacon.app) and click **Get started**. You can sign up with email or Google.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check your email">
    JobBeacon sends email notifications to your account email unless you set a notification email override later.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  The Free plan is enough to try JobBeacon with up to 5 companies. You can upgrade later from **Settings**.
</Tip>

## 2. Add your first company

You only need a URL.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the dashboard">
    From the app, click **Add company**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Paste a careers URL">
    Use the company's careers page or a direct job board URL.

    Examples:

    * `https://vercel.com/careers`
    * `https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/acmecorp`
    * `https://jobs.lever.co/acmecorp`
    * `https://acmecorp.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/Acme_Careers`
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add optional filters">
    Add keywords and locations now, or leave them blank and edit them later.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Add company">
    JobBeacon detects the company and starts the first scan.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait for the scan">
    The first scan imports jobs already on the company board. These jobs are marked as seed jobs. They can appear in your dashboard, but they do not send email or webhook delivery.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  If JobBeacon asks **Is this the right company?**, open the suggested career site, confirm the correct one, or choose **None of these**.
</Note>

## 3. Review your dashboard

After the first scan, JobBeacon takes you to the company page.

Use the company page to:

* Review matching jobs
* Open original job postings
* Share jobs
* Edit filters
* Mute email for that company

Return to **Dashboard** to switch between **Companies** and **Jobs** views.

See [Dashboard](/guides/dashboard) for details.

## 4. Set useful filters

Filters are optional. Without filters, every active job at that company matches.

For most companies, add at least one keyword or location.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the company page">
    Click the company from the dashboard.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit keywords">
    Keywords match the job title.

    Examples:

    * `backend`
    * `infrastructure`
    * `product designer`
    * `senior`
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit locations">
    Locations match the job location field.

    Examples:

    * `Remote`
    * `Berlin`
    * `New York`
    * `Taiwan`
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose any or all">
    Choose **Any** when one value is enough. Choose **All** when every value must match.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save changes">
    Click **Save** in each filter section you change.
  </Step>
</Steps>

See [Filters](/guides/filters) for examples and plan limits.

## 5. Confirm email notifications

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Settings">
    Click your avatar, then click **Settings**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check Email Notifications">
    Make sure the main **Email Notifications** switch is active.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Check company switches">
    Confirm the companies you care about are active.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set a notification email if needed">
    In **Notification Email**, enter an override if alerts should go somewhere other than your account email.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Free accounts receive at most one email per company per day. Pro accounts get immediate email when a matching job is found.

## 6. Optional: set up webhooks on Pro

If you want matched jobs sent to another tool, use [Webhooks](/webhooks).

Webhooks are Pro-only and separate from email notifications.

## What's next?

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Add more companies" icon="building" href="/guides/adding-companies">
    Build out your company watchlist.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Tune filters" icon="sliders" href="/guides/filters">
    Reduce noise with better keywords and locations.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Share a job" icon="share-nodes" href="/guides/sharing">
    Send a public preview or share image.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Read the FAQ" icon="circle-question" href="/guides/faq">
    Find answers to common questions.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>