From purchase to a live community - what you get, what you need, and the shape of setup.
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You bought Seedly Communities and downloaded the code. This page is the plain-English overview of getting from a ZIP file to a live, branded community.
What You Get
Buying at /purchase sends you an email with your license key and a download link to the complete source code - every module, the admin tools, the mobile app shells, and the test suites. The download includes setup documentation that walks the deployment step by step.
The Shape of Setup
Run it locally first. Stand the platform up on your own machine and click around the feed, classroom, and admin before touching any hosting.
Deploy. The backend runs on Convex Cloud and the web app deploys to Vercel - source you own, deployed on infrastructure you control. Both have free tiers that comfortably cover a starting community.
Connect your services.
Stripe for member billing, if you sell paid tiers, courses, challenges, or coaching. Payments go straight to your Stripe account; the platform adds 0% in transaction fees.
An email provider for notifications, digests, and auth emails. The email system is provider-configurable.
A real-time video provider if you use live events. Live video and its recordings run on a third-party service you connect with your own account, priced by usage on their side.
Brand it. Point your custom domain at the community, upload your logo and favicon, and tune the design tokens (colors, border radius, custom CSS) so every screen and email matches your brand.
Invite members. Use the invite system (links or bulk email), set up your membership tiers, and open the doors.
Sample Growth Lab admin Overview after local setup, with metrics and quick links into Members, Content, Courses, Events, and Submissions.
What It Costs to Run
Beyond the one-time license, your only costs are your own usage: backend and hosting usage (free tiers go a long way), email volume, and video minutes if you run live events. There are no per-member, per-seat, or per-admin fees, and no revenue share.
If You Get Stuck
Re-read the setup documentation included in your download - it is written to be followed in order.
Check the Features page to confirm how a module is meant to behave.
Ask in the Seedly community group on Facebook - operators and the Seedly team are both there.