# Quickstart Go from a new account to a published site at a uova.io address, then make your first Studio image. Each step names the control you use and what you see. UOVA has two halves that share one account and one pool of credits: **Build** makes websites and **Studio** makes images and video. This page takes the shortest route through both. Read [Build and Studio](https://www.uova.com/help/getting-started/concepts/build-and-studio) if you want the difference first. ## Create your account 1. **Open the sign-up page** Go to [/signup](https://www.uova.com/signup). The sign-in window offers email and password, and Google. Apple and Microsoft sign-in appear only if UOVA has switched them on. 2. **Enter your email, then the code** UOVA emails you an 8-character code made of digits and the letters A to F. Type it into the window, then choose a password of at least 8 characters. 3. **Know what you start with** You begin on the Free plan with 250 credits a month. See [How credits work](https://www.uova.com/help/billing/credits) for when they reset. > **One site or many images:** A full site generation costs 250 credits, which is the whole Free allowance, so the Free plan covers one generation a month. A Studio image costs from 6 to 386 credits depending on the model. Decide which you want to try first. A failed generation is refunded. ## Build and publish a site *Figure: A prompt becomes a multi-page site on a template the generator picks.* 1. **Describe your business in the prompt box** On the homepage, click the box that reads "Describe what you want to create…". Say what the business is, where it is and what it offers. `Enter` sends it and `Shift+Enter` starts a new line. [Write a prompt that works](https://www.uova.com/help/build/writing-a-good-prompt) shows what to include. 2. **Optional: open + Add** The **+ Add** tray, titled "Your business", takes a business name, where you work, phone, opening hours, what you do, one link to an existing site or Google listing, photos, a logo, three colours and a font. Facts you give here appear on the site. Facts you do not give are left out or shown as "Add your …" instructions. 3. **Watch the build** A progress screen shows the draft taking shape. The bar is paced for 110 seconds, which is a fixed estimate, not a measurement. If a build fails, the credits are refunded and a **Retry** button appears. 4. **Edit the draft** The editor opens on your new site. Click an element to select it and double-click text to type over it. Replace every "Add your …" line with your real details. See [Editor overview](https://www.uova.com/help/build/editor). 5. **Select Publish** The first publish is a four-step window: Website address, Who can access, Website info, then Review. Choose a name for `.uova.io`. In **Who can access your website?** the only choice is **Public**, "Anyone with the link can access". In Website info, add a title of up to 60 characters and a description of up to 160, then select **Publish now**. You must be signed in to publish. 6. **Open your live site** A success step shows the address and share links. The button in the top bar now reads **Update**. Later edits reach the live site only when you select **Update**. See [Publish your site](https://www.uova.com/help/build/publish/publish-your-site). > **A password on your site:** The publish window has no password option. After the site is live you can ask visitors for a password in your dashboard: open the site, then **Content & Memberships**, then the **Access** tab, and choose **People with the password**. The password protects the whole site, must be at least 8 characters, and can be set only once the site is published. Locked sites are kept out of search. > **Choosing the design yourself:** The generator picks the template from your words, and you cannot choose it. To pick a design, open [Templates](https://www.uova.com/help/build/templates) and press **Use Template** instead. ## Make your first Studio image 1. **Open Studio** Go to [/studio](https://www.uova.com/studio) and select **Create image** in the Create section of the sidebar. You can look around without an account, but running a generation needs one, and the button reads **Sign in to generate** until you sign in. 2. **Pick a model and write a prompt** The picker opens on GPT Image 2, at 98 credits. For a first test, choose a low-price model: Z-Image Turbo is 6 credits at 16:9 or 9:16 and 8 at the default 4:3, and FLUX Schnell is 7 credits at any shape. Type your description in the **Describe your image** card in plain words. See [Prompting in Studio](https://www.uova.com/help/studio/prompting). 3. **Set Count and check the price** **Count** runs from 1 to 4. The price on the **Generate** button is the price charged, and it grows with Count. 4. **Select Generate** A card with a timer appears for each image and fills in when it is ready. Every result is saved to your Library at [/studio/library](https://www.uova.com/studio/library), where you can download it. If a run fails, the card says so and shows the credits refunded. See [Library, history and downloads](https://www.uova.com/help/studio/library-and-downloads). ## Where to go next - [Build overview](https://www.uova.com/help/build/overview): How generation, templates, the editor and publishing fit together. - [Studio overview](https://www.uova.com/help/studio/overview): Image, video and audio tools, the Library and the Lock-in agent. - [How credits work](https://www.uova.com/help/billing/credits): One pool of credits pays for every AI action. - [Concepts and glossary](https://www.uova.com/help/getting-started/concepts): The terms used across these pages, defined once. Source: https://www.uova.com/help/getting-started/quickstart