Quickstart

Get your Sailia account up and running in under 15 minutes.

This guide walks you through the essential steps to accept your first booking. You can complete the full setup in under 15 minutes.

Prerequisites

You need an active Sailia account. If you do not have one yet, contact the Sailia team to get set up.

1. Connect Stripe

   Go to Settings > Payments and click Connect to Stripe. This is the only required step before you can accept payments. You are redirected to Stripe to authorize the connection — if you do not have a Stripe account, you can create one during this process.

   Full Stripe setup guide

2. Create your first activity

   Go to your activities dashboard and click Create Activity. Choose a type (course, hire, or event), set a name, schedule, price, and capacity. Publish the activity to make it visible on your booking page.

   Learn about activity types

3. Share your booking page

   Your booking page is live as soon as you publish an activity. Find your URL in Settings > Booking page — it follows the format https://bookings.sailia.com/your-business. Share it on your website, social media, or email it directly to customers.

   Customize your booking page

You are now ready to accept bookings. Customers can browse your activities, select sessions, and pay online through Stripe.

What to set up next

Once you are taking bookings, consider these optional features to get more out of Sailia:

Add your staff

Create staff profiles and assign them to activities so they appear on the schedule.

Set up waivers

Collect signed waivers and consent forms from customers before activities.

Create discount codes

Offer promotions with fixed, percentage, or tiered discounts.

Enable workflows

Send automated booking confirmations, reminders, and follow-ups.

Connect Xero

Sync payouts to your accounting software automatically.

Full setup checklist

Walk through every configuration option step by step.