Getting Started

Get your first newsletter up and running in five minutes.

Step 1: Create Your Account

Visit dispatch.dev and click "Get Started". Sign up with your email or GitHub account.

Step 2: Connect Your Repository

Connect your GitHub repository where you'll store your newsletter content. Dispatch will set up the necessary webhooks automatically.

Step 3: Create Your First Newsletter

Create a new file called newsletter.mdx in your repository:

---
title: "My First Newsletter"
date: "2024-01-15"
---

# Welcome to my newsletter

This is my first issue! 🎉

export const Counter = () => {
  const [count, setCount] = React.useState(0)
  return (
    <button onClick={() => setCount(count + 1)}>
      Click me: {count}
    </button>
  )
}

<Counter />

Step 4: Deploy

Push your changes to the main branch:

git add newsletter.mdx
git commit -m "Add first newsletter"
git push origin main

That's it! Your newsletter is now live and ready for subscribers.

Next Steps

Learn about writing with MDX to create more interactive newsletters.