--- title: "Quick Start Guide" slug: "quick-start-guide" description: "This guide walks you through the implementation process, enabling you to quickly set up your shipping processes." tags: ["Admin", "Getting started", "Overview", "Implementation"] updated: 2024-09-05T06:19:05Z published: 2024-09-05T06:19:05Z canonical: "help.bringg.com/quick-start-guide" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.bringg.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Quick Start Guide Welcome to Delivery Hub! This guide provides an introduction to Delivery Hub and walks you through the implementation process, enabling you to quickly set up your shipping process. We'll cover everything from setting up shipping locations and accounts to automating packing, shipping, returns, and quotes. ## Get started #### Step 1: Get to know Delivery Hub If you haven't already, take some time to read about Delivery Hub's [key features](/delivery-hub/docs/about-bringg-delivery-hub) and [structure](https://help.bringg.com/delivery-hub/docs/delivery-hub-structure-and-data-flow). #### Step 2: Sign in You can begin a 30-day trial by signing up with your email and password. For a direct link associated with your registered organization, contact your Bringg customer service representative or reach out to our [sales team](mailto:http://dhsales@bringg.com). #### Step 3: Set up shipping locations Each shipping location in Delivery Hub has its own shipping accounts, schedule, and shipment preparation time. - A distribution center is a location where you fulfill orders but do not serve walk-in customers. It may also be a location where you accept and process returns. - A store serves walk-in customers in addition to shipping orders. - A dropoff point is a location where customers can drop off returns. It might be a location otherwise unrelated to your organization, such as a convenience store. [Learn more](/delivery-hub/docs/add-shipping-locations) or get started at [**Settings > Shipping Locations**](https://hub.bringg.com/#/account/setup/shipping-locations). #### Step 4: Add your shipping accounts A shipping account represents a retailer's agreement with a carrier, providing a single business agreement, invoice, and pickup schedule for a shipping location. Delivery Hub users generally have multiple shipping accounts per location. [Learn more](/delivery-hub/docs/connect-your-shipping-accounts-to-delivery-hub) or get started at [**Settings > Shipping & Returns > Shipping accounts**](https://hub.bringg.com/#/account/setup/shipping-accounts). Once you connect shipping accounts, you can add them to [shipping and return rules](/delivery-hub/docs/set-up-shipping-rules) and manually assign carriers and service levels to shipments. #### Step 5: Add packages Once you add packages, you can manually assign the items included in a shipment to packages or automate the process by enabling Smart Pack. [Learn more](https://help.bringg.com/delivery-hub/docs/goals-configure-packages-in-delivery-hub) or get started at [**Settings > Packaging**](https://edge-hub.bringg.com/#/account/setup/packaging). #### Step 6: Integrate with your OMS If you haven't joined Delivery Hub through one of our Order Management System (OMS) integrations, you can easily connect to your OMS using Delivery Hub's API. [Learn more](https://delivery-hub.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api). #### Step 7: Add users Next, add users to Delivery Hub. There are three user roles: admin, packer, and customer service. By default packers can access all screens but only make changes to **Orders**, **Fulfillments**, **Shipments**, and printer settings; customer service users have read-only access to all pages, and admin can access and make changes on all pages. Get started at [**Settings > Users**](https://hub.bringg.com/#/account/setup/users). #### Step 8: Set up printers Set up printers to automatically print packing slips, shipping labels, and commercial invoices. [Learn more](/delivery-hub/docs/about-documents-and-printing) or get started at [**Settings > Printing**](https://edge-hub.bringg.com/#/account/setup/printing). #### Step 9: Set up delivery notifications Keep your customers updated by sending [delivery notifications](/delivery-hub/docs/configure-delivery-notifications) via SMS or email, or [set up webhooks](/delivery-hub/docs/configure-webhooks-1) to use contact your customers via a third-party messaging service. ## Next steps #### Start automating your processes - [Auto-assign carriers using shipping rules](/delivery-hub/docs/set-up-shipping-rules) - [Enable smart pack](/delivery-hub/docs/enable-smart-pack) Delivery Hub can suggest the most efficient packaging for each shipment using the dimensions you provide in **Settings > Packages** and our boxing algorithm**.** When you enable **Suggest packaging**, Delivery Hub automatically adds the inventory in a shipment to packages, so all a packer needs to do is print the packing slip and pack.