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

# Quickstart

> Sign up, create your first alias, and route mail to your real inbox.

This walks you from sign-up to a working alias.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign in with a magic link">
    Enter your email at [maski.dev](https://maski.dev). Maski sends a one-time
    link that expires in 10 minutes. Open it to sign in. There is no password to
    set. You can add one later from your account security page if you want one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify your email">
    Your first sign-in verifies the address. Aliases forward mail only after your
    account email is verified, so do this before creating an alias.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set your forwarding destination">
    In your account profile, set the destination address, the real inbox where
    forwarded mail lands. New aliases use this by default.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create your first alias">
    Choose a local part, for example `shopping`, on a Maski domain such as
    `alias4me.in`. That gives you `shopping@alias4me.in`. Give the address to a
    service and mail sent to it forwards to your destination.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Try control mode (optional)">
    On Pro, switch an alias to control mode to add per-sender rules and hold mail
    in a dashboard inbox instead of forwarding. See
    [forwarding modes](/forwarding-modes).
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What next

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Aliases in depth" icon="at" href="/aliases">
    Custom and random aliases, reserved names, pausing, and retirement.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Forwarding modes" icon="arrows-split-up-and-left" href="/forwarding-modes">
    Choose how each alias handles incoming mail.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Custom domains" icon="globe" href="/custom-domains">
    Use your own domain instead of a shared one.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Keyboard shortcuts" icon="keyboard" href="/keyboard-shortcuts">
    Move around the dashboard without the mouse.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>