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

# Getting Started

Before you can start integrating Crossmint into your application, you need to create a Crossmint account and set up a new project in the Staging Console. This guide will walk you through those steps.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Create an account in staging">
    Open Crossmint's [staging console](https://staging.crossmint.com/console) and create an account

    <Note>
      **Ready for launch?**
      When it's time to go live, simply create an account in the [production console](https://www.crossmint.com/console) and replicate the resources you need.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create your first project">
    If you've just created an account for the first time, you'll be taken directly to project creation process. Add the name to your project and continue.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Get your API keys">
    In the [overview of your project](https://staging.crossmint.com/console/overview) you will find the client and server API keys you need to integrate Crossmint into your application.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start building">
    Now that your project is created in the Console, you can start integrating Crossmint products into your application.

    <CardGroup cols={3}>
      <Card title="Wallets" icon="wallet" color="#ADD8E6" iconType="duotone" href="/wallets/overview">
        Create wallets for users, agents, and companies.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Authentication" icon="at" color="#ADD8E6" href="/authentication/introduction">
        Authenticate users with email, socials, or wallets.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Checkout" icon="cart-shopping" iconType="duotone" color="#800080" href="/payments/introduction">
        Sell tokens and 1 billion physical products.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Onramps" icon="credit-card" iconType="duotone" color="#800080" href="https://www.crossmint.com/products/onramps-and-offramps">
        Fund wallets with stablecoins or crypto.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Tokenization" icon="cube" iconType="duotone" color="#1fce8f" href="/minting/introduction">
        Mint, distribute, and manage tokens at scale.
      </Card>

      <Card title="Verifiable Credentials" icon="id-card" iconType="duotone" color="#1fce8f" href="/minting/quickstarts/credentials">
        Issue and verify W3C credentials.
      </Card>
    </CardGroup>
  </Step>
</Steps>