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 and your Payout wallet address. Check the full address against your wallet before continuing.
- In What are you selling?, enter a product name, price and currency. Choose Create checkout page, or Skip for now to explore the dashboard first.
- Check the dashboard's Live switch before sharing anything. Turn Live off to use Test mode. A checkout belongs to the mode in which you created it.
Find your way around
| Dashboard area | What you do there |
|---|---|
| Wallet | 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, connect webhooks and inspect event deliveries |
| 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.