{"schema_version":"1.0","service":"Publicasta","type":"article","id":501,"slug":"setup","title":"First-time Hosting Setup","excerpt":"Follow the wizard from the agreement to your first website: enter provider details, set a customer plan and choose your next step.","language":"en","default_language":"en","canonical_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup?lang=en","image":{"url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/storage/projects/45/pages/501/2026/09/0e833860-b48c-417a-bc7d-8ba243005148.webp","alt":"First wizard step: platform terms and the Accept and continue button"},"publisher":{"id":45,"slug":"hosting_livegpstracks","name":"LiveGPSTracks Hosting: Administrator Guide","url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com"},"author":{"name":"LiveGPSTracks"},"published_at":"2026-09-05T16:01:26+00:00","updated_at":"2026-09-05T16:01:26+00:00","content_markdown":"The wizard creates the foundation of your service: a service provider, your first pricing plan and the website your customers will use. You do not need to connect devices or complete all the branding settings at this stage.\n\n **Example used in this guide.** The screenshots show the fictional Northline GPS service, the Northline Telematics provider and the Fleet plan in euros. Names, addresses, contacts and registration numbers are demonstration data: enter your own valid details when setting up your service. Screenshot prices are illustrative; check your panel for the terms that apply to your account.\n\n ## Before you start\n\n You will need an active account on the main LiveGPSTracks website and the details of the company, registered business or individual that will provide services to your customers.\n\n Open the [hosting administration panel](https://hosting.livegpstracks.com/). For your first sign-in, use your main account's username and password. The setup wizard opens automatically for a new hosting account.\n\n **Check your main account's currency before signing in to the hosting panel for the first time.** When your hosting account is created, this becomes its settlement currency and the currency of your first plan. There is no currency selector in the wizard. If your hosting account already has the wrong currency, contact support: changing the interface language does not change the currency.\n\n You can switch the panel language in the top menu. You do not need to change the main website's language to complete the wizard in English or Russian.\n\n ## How the wizard works\n\n The progress bar shows four steps: **Agreement → Provider → Plan → Website**, followed by a completion screen.\n\n **Save and continue** saves the current form and opens the next step. To review earlier details, click a completed step in the progress bar or use **Back**. Unsaved changes may be lost when you leave a form.\n\n If you interrupt setup, details you have already saved remain. The next time you sign in, the wizard resumes based on the steps you have completed. The usual administration sections are hidden until you finish setup.\n\n ## Step 1. Agreement\n\n Read the platform terms in the scrollable area. If you agree to them, click **Accept and continue**.\n\n The PDF link on this screen opens the previous Russian-language guide. Its illustrations may differ from the new wizard.\n\n ![First wizard step: platform terms and the Accept and continue button](https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/storage/projects/45/pages/501/2026/09/0e833860-b48c-417a-bc7d-8ba243005148.webp)\n\n *Step 1. Review the platform terms.*\n\n ## Step 2. Service provider\n\n Enter **your details as the service provider**, not those of a future customer. Choose one option:\n\n - **Company** if services will be provided by a legal entity or registered business.\n- **Individual** if services will be provided by a private individual.\n\n ![Service provider choice: company or individual](https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/storage/projects/45/pages/501/2026/09/6b48cfcd-9fb3-46c2-8dcb-06212558d681.webp)\n\n *Step 2. Choose one service provider type.*\n\n You do not need to create both.\n\n For a company, **Legal name** and **Tax or registration number** are required. For an individual, **Full name** and **Tax or registration number** are required.\n\n You can also enter an email address, phone number and postal address. The company form additionally includes a contact person and legal address.\n\n Use your own valid details. If the system says that the tax or registration number already exists, contact support rather than substituting a random value.\n\n Click **Save and continue**. This provider will be associated with your first website.\n\n ![Company form filled with Northline Telematics demonstration details](https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/storage/projects/45/pages/501/2026/09/0ebb9376-85a5-4de4-8084-4c9f0dfecf6c.webp)\n\n *Example company details. Replace the demonstration registration number and contacts with your own.*\n\n ## Step 3. Your first plan\n\n Set the customer price **per device per month** and the price of one SMS message.\n\n Three amounts appear at the top of the form:\n\n - **Platform cost** is the cost of servicing one device under your hosting plan.\n- **Monthly customer price** is the price you enter in the form.\n- **Your income per device** is the estimated difference between the customer price and the platform cost. It is not a payout that has already been credited.\n\n The **Minimum customer price** is shown separately below. It sets the lowest permitted plan price and is not necessarily the same as the platform cost.\n\n Complete three fields:\n\n 1. **Plan name**. Keep the suggested name, Standard, or enter your own.\n2. **Monthly customer price**. Review the suggested amount and change it if needed. It cannot be lower than the displayed minimum.\n3. **SMS price**. This is a separate price per message, not a monthly charge. It also has a minimum permitted value.\n\n Enter amounts in the currency shown beside the fields. Changing the monthly price updates the estimated income on screen.\n\n Use the values in your own panel, not prices copied from someone else's example or screenshot. If the plan cannot be saved, check both prices. If the error persists with the original suggested values, contact support.\n\n Click **Save and continue**. Your first website will use this plan. You can add more plans after completing the wizard.\n\n ![Fleet plan with a 5 EUR customer price, 1.50 EUR platform cost and 3.50 EUR estimated difference](https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/storage/projects/45/pages/501/2026/09/8be414b6-eb36-4e6c-be95-bae0c1914f5c.webp)\n\n *Step 3. In this example: 5 EUR customer price − 1.50 EUR platform cost = 3.50 EUR estimated income per device per month.*\n\n ## Step 4. Your customer website\n\n Enter a **Service name**, such as your company or tracking service name. You can customize its presentation later.\n\n Next, choose the website address.\n\n ### Free platform subdomain\n\n In **Domain name**, enter an available name using Latin letters, numbers and hyphens. The suffix `.gpsoperator.com` is added automatically.\n\n In our example, the address is `northline-demo.gpsoperator.com`, so the field contains just `northline-demo`. Choose your own available name.\n\n ### Custom domain\n\n Select **Custom domain** and enter the full domain name without `http://`, `https://` or a path. For our demonstration service, an example would be `tracking.northline.example`.\n\n The domain must be under your control. Saving its name in the wizard does not configure DNS or issue an SSL certificate. Check the custom-domain setup with support before connecting customers.\n\n ### Customer registration\n\n The **Allow customers to register themselves** checkbox controls how customer accounts are created:\n\n - Enabled: customers are allowed to register on the website.\n- Disabled: add users through the hosting administration panel.\n\n The checkbox is enabled by default for a new website. Review it before saving.\n\n This step has no separate language, logo or other branding controls. These are available in the website settings after setup. Your first website is linked to the provider and plan you have just created.\n\n Click **Save and continue**.\n\n ![Creating the Northline GPS website at northline-demo.gpsoperator.com](https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/storage/projects/45/pages/501/2026/09/6881d90f-efd9-4217-8597-f012b05e4407.webp)\n\n *Step 4. Service name, website address and customer self-registration.*\n\n ## Complete setup\n\n On the **Your platform is ready** screen, choose what to do next:\n\n - **Open website** opens the customer website so you can check its appearance.\n- **Add users** opens the users section. Clicking it does not create a customer yet.\n- **Enter payout details** opens the finances section.\n- **Finish setup** opens the administration home page.\n\n **Any of these four buttons completes the wizard.** To correct earlier details first, use **Back** or the progress bar before finishing.\n\n After completion, edit your provider, plan and website in the usual sections, labelled **Firms**, **Tarifs** and **Sites** in the current panel. You can enter payout details later: leaving them empty does not prevent you from finishing the wizard.\n\n ![Setup completion with options to open the website, add users or enter payout details](https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/storage/projects/45/pages/501/2026/09/9a341604-80fe-45a0-ac39-8190f2edac4f.webp)\n\n *The initial setup is complete. Choose your next action.*\n\n ## After the wizard\n\n 1. Open your website and check its name, address and whether registration is available as intended. For a custom domain, first make sure it is connected.\n2. In **Sites**, configure branding and the customer interface language.\n3. Add your first user through the panel or use self-registration on your website if you enabled it.\n4. In **Finance**, find **Payment details**, select the appropriate type, enter the number or identifier, and click **Change**. This saves your details; it does not request an immediate payout.\n\n If you see a registration restriction or an unsupported-currency message instead of the wizard, contact support with your account username and the message text. Do not send your password or API key.\n\n [Guide contents](./contents)","available_translations":[{"language":"en","title":"First-time Hosting Setup","html_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup?lang=en","markdown_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup.md?lang=en","json_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup.json?lang=en","api_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/api/public/v1/channels/hosting_livegpstracks/articles/setup?lang=en"},{"language":"ru","title":"Первоначальная настройка хостинга","html_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup?lang=ru","markdown_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup.md?lang=ru","json_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup.json?lang=ru","api_url":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/api/public/v1/channels/hosting_livegpstracks/articles/setup?lang=ru"}],"_links":{"self":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup.json?lang=en","api":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/api/public/v1/channels/hosting_livegpstracks/articles/setup?lang=en","html":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup?lang=en","canonical":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup?lang=en","markdown":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup.md?lang=en","json":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/setup.json?lang=en","channel":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/api/public/v1/channels/hosting_livegpstracks","channel_articles":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/api/public/v1/channels/hosting_livegpstracks/articles","search":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/api/public/v1/search","documentation":"https://publicasta.com/api-docs#reading-publicasta","openapi":"https://publicasta.com/api-docs/openapi.json","llms":"https://hosting-help.livegpstracks.com/llms.txt"}}