> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.strautomator.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Get Started with Strautomator: Connect and Automate
> Connect your Strava account, create your first automation, and let Strautomator update your activities automatically — all in a few minutes.
Getting started with Strautomator takes only a few minutes. By the end of this guide you'll have a live automation that modifies your Strava activities the moment they sync. No coding required — just connect, configure, and go.
### Connect with Strava
Go to [strautomator.com](https://strautomator.com) and click the **Connect with Strava** button on the home page.
You'll be redirected to Strava's authorization page. Strautomator requests the following permissions:
* **Read and write your activities** — to evaluate conditions against your activity data and apply actions such as renaming or updating the description
* **Read your profile** — to determine your unit preferences (metric or imperial) and gear list
* **Update your profile** — to push estimated FTP values back to your Strava profile
Click **Authorize** to grant access. Strava handles your credentials — Strautomator never sees your Strava password.
### Explore your Dashboard
After authorizing, you land on your **Dashboard**. Here you'll see:
* **Last automated activities** — a table of recent activities that were processed by your automations, along with which automation triggered and what changed.
* **Personal records** — a summary of your all-time bests across distances, speeds, and other metrics for your sport types.
If you haven't created any automations yet, the dashboard shows a prompt to create your first one. You can also reach your automations, gear configurations, and account settings from the top navigation.
### Create your first automation
Navigate to **Automations** in the top menu, then click the **+** button to open the automation editor.
Fill in the automation details:
1. **Name your automation** — give it a clear, memorable title, such as "Morning Ride Prefix".
2. **Add a condition** — click **Add condition** and choose a property to check. For example:
* Property: **Sport type**
* Operator: **is**
* Value: **Ride**
3. **Add an action** — click **Add action** and choose what Strautomator should do when the condition matches. For example:
* Action type: **Prepend to activity name**
* Value: `Morning `
This prepends "Morning " to the name of every Ride activity automatically.
4. **Save** — click **Save automation**. Your automation is now active.
You can combine multiple conditions using AND or OR logic, and stack as many actions as you need in a single automation. Visit the [Automations overview](/automations/overview) for the full list of conditions, actions, and dynamic tags.
### Test with a recent activity
You don't have to wait for your next workout to verify your automation works. Navigate to **Activities → Recent activities** to see your latest Strava activities. Click the **Process** button next to any activity to run your automations against it immediately.
Strautomator shows you exactly which automations triggered and what fields were updated — without permanently affecting activities that don't match your conditions.
When you record a real activity, Strautomator typically picks it up within a few minutes of it being saved to Strava. If you don't see the activity processed right away, wait a moment and refresh your Dashboard.
### You're all set
Your automation is live. From here, every new Strava activity that matches your conditions will be processed automatically — no action required on your part.
## What to explore next
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