> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.starfort.io/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Admin quickstart > Set up Starfort end to end: company, organization, project, Guardian, and your first key. This walks through a complete first setup in the Console, one screen at a time. By the end you'll have a working Guardian you can call or roll out. ## 1. Create your account Open **cloud.starfort.io**. You land on the **Sign-in** page. To create a brand-new workspace for your company, click **Bootstrap Tenant** ("Need a new workspace for your company?") — this opens the signup form. Fill in your name, email, and a password, then choose **Create Account**. Signup form with the Create Account button highlighted Your account id is your email; there is no email-verification step. The email is **permanent** — it cannot be changed after signup. (Already have an account, or were invited? Just sign in — any pending invitation is accepted automatically.) ## 2. Name your company Enter a **Company** name and choose **Continue**. Company setup screen with the name field highlighted ## 3. Choose features Pick **For Desktop Agent**, **For API**, or both, set the **project quota** for each (capped at the system-wide allowance), then **Complete Setup**. If you enable **Desktop Agent**, you also set the **Agent User Count Limit** here. Enable both to use the full platform. These choices are **feature flags**: only the types you enable can have projects, and each type's project quota is editable later in Company Settings (within the system limit). See [Project types in depth](/en/v1.2/admin/organizations-projects#project-type). Feature selection with both options highlighted ## 4. Create an organization In **Organizations**, choose **New Organization** and give it a name. Add Organization dialog ## 5. Create a project On the organization card, choose **New Project**, name it, and pick the **Project Type** — **API** or **Desktop Agent**. The type is fixed after creation. See [Organizations & projects](/en/v1.2/admin/organizations-projects). Add Project dialog with the project type dropdown ## 6. Register a Guardian In the project, choose **Create Guardian**: name it, select **Input Types**, and pick a preset such as `VLM-OCR`. See [Register a Guardian](/en/v1.2/admin/register-guardian). Create Guardian form with Input Types and preset highlighted ## 7. Assign a Guard Policy Open the Guardian's **Policies** → **Add** → **Create & Assign Policy**, name it and choose a **Policy Type** (PII or Topic). A Guardian with no policy doesn't mask or block anything. See [Author a Guard Policy](/en/v1.2/admin/author-guard-policy). Create & Assign Policy dialog with Policy Type set to PII ## 8. Get a credential For an **API** project, open the Guardian's **API Keys** → **Add API Key** and copy the key (shown once). For a **Desktop Agent** project, set up [Control Profiles](/en/v1.2/admin/control-profiles) and roll out to [Agent Users](/en/v1.2/admin/agent-users). API Key Created dialog (key redacted) ## 9. Verify & monitor Make a test call (see the [API quickstart](/en/v1.2/api/quickstart)) and watch it appear as a trace in [Opticon](/en/v1.2/admin/monitoring-opticon). Opticon Tracing list showing PASS/MASK/BLOCK traces Ready to go to production? Follow the [PoC → production checklist](/en/v1.2/admin/how-to/poc-to-production).