Set up your account
Go from a new account to a checkout you can share, with the right business details and payout wallet in place.
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Before you begin
Have a business name, a product or service to sell, and the public address of a self-custody wallet on Polygon. Use a wallet you control, rather than an exchange deposit address. The address tells Railbed where to send settlement; you never need to give Railbed a seed phrase or private key.
Your customers see prices in USD, EUR, GBP, CAD or AUD. Settlement reaches your wallet as USDC on Polygon, regardless of the checkout currency.
Create your account
- Open Railbed signup. Continue with email or a sign-in option shown on the page, then complete any verification prompts.
- In Set up your business, enter the name buyers should see, add your logo if you have one, and choose Connect a wallet to pick your payout wallet from MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Rabby, Rainbow or any wallet that scans a WalletConnect QR code. Railbed reads the wallet's public address and disconnects; it never asks you to sign anything or approve a transaction. No wallet yet? Create one with Base Account, Coinbase's free wallet that you set up with a passkey. You can also choose Paste an address instead: Railbed checks a pasted address for typos and shows it in groups of four so you can compare it with your wallet app.
- In How will you take payments?, choose your main way to sell. You can add the others later from Integrations.
| Choose | When | What happens next |
|---|---|---|
| Send payment links or invoices | You bill customers one at a time, or sell without a website | Make your first payment link and share it by link or QR code. You can try a test payment first. |
| Add it to your own app or website | You have a site or app of your own | Without a developer: make a checkout and paste two lines of HTML. With one: connect your server with a Test key, then a Live key, through the API. |
| Sell on Shopify | Your store runs on Shopify | Enter your store address, then follow the Shopify setup page's four steps. |
| Sell on WooCommerce | Your store runs on WordPress | Download the plugin, then follow the WooCommerce setup. |
- Back on Wallet, the Your first payment card lists what's left for your way to sell and ticks each step as it happens. Hide it when you don't need it; Settings brings it back.
- Check the dashboard's Live switch before sharing anything. Turn Live off to use Test mode. A link or checkout belongs to the mode in which you created it.
Find your way around
| Dashboard area | What you do there |
|---|---|
| Wallet | Follow the steps to your first payment, and see your latest checkout, payout wallet, recent receipts and payments needing review |
| Orders | Review items, customers, payment attempts and fulfilment for each purchase |
| Customers | See purchase histories, contact details and your private customer notes |
| Payments | Search all payment sources, filter by status and inspect a payment's details |
| Payment links | Request a one-time payment, share its QR code and follow its progress |
| Checkouts | Manage reusable checkout pages, pricing tables and payment widgets |
| Create | Choose which payment experience to make next |
| Integrations | Download the WooCommerce plugin and review ways to connect Railbed |
| Developers | Create API keys (full access or read only), connect webhooks, inspect event deliveries and manage connected AI agents |
| Settings | Change your business details, branding, profile photo or payout wallet |
Use Search in the sidebar or phone navigation to find a record or jump to another page. Account search supports keyboard shortcuts and queries such as an order number, email or payment ID. Choose the dashboard's Light, Dark or Match system appearance in Settings.
You may see additional controls if your account is a platform operator. They are not needed for ordinary merchant setup.
Make your first practice checkout
- Turn Live off. Confirm the Test mode label is visible.
- Choose Create → Checkout page. Enter an example product such as Design consultation, a price such as
49.00, and USD. - Create the page, then open its Share tab and choose Open checkout.
- Follow Try a test payment to experience the buyer's steps and confirm the result in Payments.
Finish your business settings
In Settings, add your logo and support email. Buyers use those details to recognize your business and get help with their order. Choose a checkout brand color and Save settings. Logo and profile photo uploads save as soon as you finish cropping them.
Branding and settings explains where each detail appears and which changes are shared across modes.
When you are ready for customers
Open Test and Live mode and work through the launch checklist. Confirm the payout address, the product price and currency, the buyer experience, and how you will deliver orders after payment.
For a one-off invoice or deposit, start with a payment link. For a product you sell repeatedly, keep using a checkout page.