# Start

URL: https://aihio.ai/en/docs/getting-started/start
Description: Get started with building and publishing your Aihio chatbot.

Welcome to Aihio. This start page collects the essential steps for building your first chatbot and publishing it on your website.

## What you need

- An email address to create an account
- A website where you want to embed the chat widget
- Content for the knowledge base: text, documents, or website URLs

> **Tip:**
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> You can start with a free account — no credit card required.

## What's next

1. Create the chatbot in the dashboard.
2. Add the most important website pages, files, question pairs, or texts to the knowledge base.
3. Test the answers before publishing.
4. Publish the chatbot to your site when the answers are ready for customers.

As the documentation expands, this page remains the first place new users should start.