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From sign-in to published chapters

The whole setup is six small steps — most authors are done in a few minutes.

  1. 1

    Sign in with Patreon

    Go to Sign in and choose Continue with Patreon. One click, no extra password — progread uses the Patreon account you already have.

  2. 2

    Connect your campaign

    Open the Dashboard from the account menu. As a new author you'll see Become an author — press Connect your Patreon campaign. Patreon asks once for permission to read your campaign and posts; that's what powers the import.

  3. 3

    Create your first novel

    In the dashboard, use Create a novel: enter a title and an optional short summary, press Create novel. Free plan starts with one novel and fifty chapters — plenty for a running serial.

  4. 4

    Import your chapters

    Open the novel. Under Import from Patreon you'll find your posts — press Add on each one you want as a chapter, then arrange the reading order in the chapter list. Nothing is visible to readers yet.

  5. 5

    Choose who can read each chapter

    Every chapter has a Minimum tier dropdown with your Patreon tiers as options: Free, Patrons only, or a specific amount. A reader unlocks the chapter when their pledge meets that minimum. Posts that are patron-gated on Patreon can never be set to Free — paid content stays paid.

  6. 6

    Save and share

    Press Save Chapters — imports, tiers and order go live in one step; until then readers keep seeing the last saved state. Done: your patrons sign in on progread, their tier unlocks your chapters automatically, and new posts are one Add away.

Ready when you are

Step one takes a single click — everything else lives in your dashboard.

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