> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.youniverse.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get started

> Follow a bakery from first idea to live website — using every part of Aura.

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  <img src="https://cdn.youniverse.ai/blog-hero/docs/welcome-journey.jpg" alt="Bakery storefront beside a laptop showing its website" />
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Meet **Maple & Rye**, a small neighborhood bakery getting ready to open. This guided journey follows the owner from a rough idea to a published website, one Aura feature at a time. Follow along with your own idea.

## 1. Research the idea

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  <img src="https://cdn.youniverse.ai/blog-hero/docs/gs-research.jpg" alt="Research board with charts, a map pin and pastries" />
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Start a chat and ask a real question:

> What do successful neighborhood bakeries in York, Pennsylvania charge for sourdough, and what hours do they keep?

Aura searches the live web, compares sources and cites them. For a big decision, switch to **Orchestration** so GPT, Claude, Gemini and Grok answer independently before Aura combines them. See [Chat modes](/chat/modes).

## 2. Plan with your own files

Attach your menu draft, a cost spreadsheet or a photo of your storefront. Ask Aura to price the menu or write an opening checklist. See [Add files](/chat/files).

## 3. Get the busywork done

Turn on [Work Mode](/chat/work-mode) and ask:

> Put the opening checklist in a Google Doc and add the soft-launch date to my calendar.

## 4. Build the website

Open the [AI App Builder](/build/ai-app-builder) and describe the site: menu, hours, an order-ahead form and photos. Refine it in plain words while the live preview updates.

## 5. Publish

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  <img src="https://cdn.youniverse.ai/blog-hero/docs/gs-publish.jpg" alt="A glass rocket lifting off from a bakery website" />
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Publish to a free Aura address, then add your own domain. Aura sets up Google Search Console and analytics for you. See [Publish your app](/builder/publish).

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Your first five minutes" icon="footprints" href="/get-started/first-steps">Set up your account.</Card>
  <Card title="Use cases" icon="lightbulb" href="/use-cases/overview">More ideas to try.</Card>
</CardGroup>

## Common questions

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  <Accordion title="Do I need every plan feature to follow along?">
    No. Chat and live search work on every plan; Work Mode, Projects and the AI Builder depend on your plan.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I publish to my own domain?">
    Yes. Publish to a free Aura address, then add your domain.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>


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