> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.range-mate.co.uk/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.range-mate.co.uk/for-club-admins/setting-up-a-new-club/initial-configuration.md).

# Initial Configuration

Getting a new club setup on the Range Mate platform

Once you've signed up for the full platform and confirmed your email (see [Setting up a new Club](/for-club-admins/setting-up-a-new-club.md)), your club is created and you land on a **setup checklist**. Work down it and your club is ready to go live.

## The setup checklist

1. **Complete your club's full profile** — a short, focused form with your club's contact and billing details (the bits we need before your trial converts to a paid plan). You can fine-tune everything else later in **Club Settings**.
2. **Set up your membership types** — the kinds of membership you offer and their prices. Not sure how to configure one? Start from a **template** (Full member or Probationary) and we'll fill in the fiddly settings for you to tweak.
3. **Set up your locations** — your ranges/venues. Add as many as you need.
4. **Set up payments**, so you can take membership and booking payments **from your members**. Under **Club Settings → Payments**, set up the methods you want and activate them: **bank transfer** and **pay on arrival** need no provider, and **Stripe**, **SumUp**, **GoCardless** or **Mollie** take card or Direct Debit payments through an account your club owns. See [Payment Methods](/for-club-admins/payment-providers.md). This step doesn't block activation, but members have no way to pay until a method is on.
5. **Complete your own membership profile** — as the club's admin you're also a member, so finish your own member details and pick your membership type. We keep this light and handle the rest.

When the required steps are done, an **Activate** button appears — click it and your club is live.

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Steps 2 and 3 let you **Save & add another** so you can quickly add all your membership types and locations in one go, then **Save & finish** to return to the checklist.
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Connecting Stripe is the one step you can defer, but until you do, you won't be able to take card payments from members. Bookings and memberships still work: members pay by bank transfer, pay on arrival or another manual method instead. See [Booking Payments & Bank Transfers](/for-club-admins/booking-payments-and-bank-transfers.md).
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Already have a Stripe account? Choose **Connect an existing Stripe account** on your payment settings. You'll sign in to Stripe and authorise Range Mate, which links your real account so all your payments stay in one place. You can also connect a different account later if you need to, and we'll ask you to confirm before replacing the one you're using.
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Once the checklist is complete you're ready to start [onboarding your members](/for-club-admins/setting-up-a-new-club/onboarding-existing-members.md).