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Quickstart

Use this guide to set up Oxara CMS and launch your first community. Oxara walks you through setup with a guided onboarding flow. You only need to configure the essentials first. Everything else can be adjusted later from the dashboard.
The goal is to get your workspace created, your community configured, and your dashboard ready to use as quickly as possible.

Before you start

Before opening Oxara, it helps to have:
Discord is recommended if your community uses it, but it is not required. You can complete onboarding without Discord and connect it later.

Start onboarding

Open Oxara and follow the setup flow.

Open Oxara

Open Oxara and begin setup.

What onboarding includes

During onboarding, Oxara helps you:
  • Create or join a workspace
  • Create your first community
  • Connect Discord, if needed
  • Import members, roles, and channels
  • Configure staff access
  • Choose your core modules
  • Review your setup
  • Launch the dashboard
You can skip non-critical steps and finish them later.

Step 1: Create your workspace

Your workspace is where your communities, staff, integrations, and billing are managed. You may be asked for:
  • Workspace name
  • Workspace slug
  • Your role
  • Workspace logo

Workspaces

Learn how workspaces work in Oxara.

Step 2: Create your community

Next, create the first community you want to manage in Oxara. You may be asked for:
  • Community name
  • Community type
  • Timezone
  • Region

Creating your community

Learn more about creating your first community.

Step 3: Connect Discord

If your community uses Discord, you can connect your server during onboarding. Connecting Discord allows Oxara to sync useful data such as members, roles, channels, tickets, and moderation actions. If Discord permissions are missing, Oxara will show what needs to be fixed.
You can continue without Discord and connect it later from the integrations page.

Discord integration

Learn how Oxara connects with Discord.

Step 4: Import your data

If Discord is connected, Oxara can import selected server data. You may be able to import:
  • Members
  • Roles
  • Channels
  • Staff roles
  • Existing moderation history, where available
Oxara shows a preview before importing so you can check what will be added.

Step 5: Configure staff access

Staff access controls who can use Oxara and what they can manage. During setup, you can assign access levels such as owner, administrator, moderator, support, or viewer.
Only give administrative access to staff members who genuinely need it.

Roles and permissions

Understand how Oxara controls staff access.

Step 6: Choose modules

Modules are the tools your community uses inside Oxara. Common modules include:
  • Members
  • Tickets
  • Moderation
  • Forms
  • Events
  • Announcements
Start with the modules your community needs now. You can enable more later.

Modules

Explore the modules available in Oxara.

Step 7: Review and launch

Before finishing onboarding, Oxara shows a setup review. Use this to check:
  • Workspace details
  • Community details
  • Discord connection status
  • Imported data
  • Staff access
  • Enabled modules
Once everything looks right, finish setup and open the dashboard.

Dashboard overview

Learn where everything lives inside the Oxara dashboard.

Can I skip steps?

Yes. Non-critical steps can be skipped. For example, you can skip Discord during onboarding and connect it later. If an important step is incomplete, Oxara may remind you after setup.

When is onboarding complete?

Onboarding is complete when:
  • A workspace exists
  • At least one community exists
  • An owner or administrator exists
  • Staff access has been configured
  • At least one core module is enabled
  • You reach the dashboard
Discord does not need to be connected to complete onboarding.

What to do next

Invite staff

Add staff members and prepare their access.

General settings

Review your community’s basic settings.

Integrations

Connect Oxara with Discord, Roblox, webhooks, and other platforms.

Troubleshooting

Fix common setup, access, permission, and integration issues.
Last modified on July 7, 2026