# How to set up Starshipit
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Updated: 2026-05-06

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://support.starshipit.com/llms.txt).

> Step-by-step guide to setting up Starshipit.

Get started with the basics in Starshipit using our step-by-step guide. Once you're comfortable, optimise your shipping with [our more advanced features](/articles/getting-started/intro-to-starshipit/optimising-your-account).

## How Starshipit works

![How Starshipit Works](/uploads/articles/getting-started/intro-to-starshipit/how-to-set-up-starshipit/image_7947345877647.png)

## Getting started basics

Follow the key steps below to set up Starshipit.

### 1. Set your pickup address for orders

Enter your warehouse, dispatch or company address and contact details for courier collections. These details may be printed on labels depending on your courier and label format.

1. Go to **Settings**.
2. Select **Pickup Address**.
3. Enter your pickup address for collections.  
   If you use a PO Box address, make sure you [set up rules](/articles/notifications-branded-tracking-rules-child-accounts/business-rules/how-to-manage-orders-going-to-po-boxes) to ensure you don't accidentally send the order with a carrier that doesn't support PO Boxes.
4. Click **Save**.

### 2. Integrate your couriers

To start shipping, you can integrate one or more of your couriers or use our plain label option. You can do this through the Getting Started guide in the Starshipit app or follow step-by-step instructions for your specific courier.

1. [Getting Started – Starshipit app](https://app2.starshipit.com/onboarding)
2. [Find your courier guide](/categories/couriers)
3. [Set up plain labels](/articles/couriers/plain-label/how-to-use-plain-labels)

### 3. Integrate your platforms

Integrate your eCommerce, WMS or IMS, or accounting platform with Starshipit. Choose from a list of 40+ platforms that integrate directly with Starshipit.

* [Find your platform guide](https://support.starshipit.com/hc/en-us/sections/360000208895-eCommerce-platforms)

You can automatically import sales orders directly from your chosen platform or upload orders via a CSV file. You can also build your own integration using our API.

* [Upload orders via CSV](/categories/integrations)
* [Build your own integration with our API](https://developers.starshipit.com/?_gl=1*1nryp8r*_gcl_au*NTI5OTM0NTcuMTY5MDc1Mjc1NQ..&_ga=2.133558094.1946296015.1694983828-184904975.1681868751)

If you work with a platform that we do not integrate with yet, you can also use Zapier as a connector between the two platforms.

* [Set up Zapier](/articles/integrations/accounting-other-platforms/zapier-integration)

### 4. Set up Print Application and print your first label

Starshipit automatically downloads a PDF when you print labels. Set up the [Print Application](/articles/printing-labels-packing-slips/printing/set-up-desktop-print-application) for Windows or Mac so you can print labels and documentation directly to your printer. Follow the video guide below to get started.

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* [Learn all the different ways you can print labels in Starshipit](/articles/printing-labels-packing-slips/printing/about-printing-and-labels)

## Next steps

You’ve set up the essentials - nice work!

Now, take things to the next level and make sure your account is running at its best. Learn how to get the most out of Starshipit, fine-tune your setup, and unlock time-saving features that help your business scale.

👉 [**Watch: Optimise your Starshipit setup**](/articles/getting-started/intro-to-starshipit/optimising-your-account)