OpenPostQuickstart
Connect an account and publish your first OpenPost publication.
Publish a first post and check what happened to each destination. Sign in at app.openpo.st and create a workspace. Have the social account you want to use ready. If you run your own server, finish installation and provider setup first.
1. Connect an account
Open Settings → Workspace → Social accounts, choose a platform, and follow its sign-in steps. Approve access to the profile, Page, or channel you want to publish to. Bluesky needs an app password instead; see Connect accounts.
2. Create a publication
Choose New post and select your connected account. Write a short update. OpenPost makes a separate version for each destination you select, so check the preview and edit any account-specific text or media before sending it. See Create and publish for drafts, threads, and media.
3. Publish or schedule
Choose Publish now to send it, or choose a date and time and select Schedule. Check the timezone shown in the composer. Scheduled posts appear in Publications → Calendar.
4. Check the result
Open Publications and select the post. Check each destination's status. Published means that destination was delivered. Scheduled means it is waiting for the time you chose. A scheduled post can pass through Queued and Publishing before delivery.
If a destination shows Failed, open it to read the provider error. Fix the cause and retry that destination. Accounts that already succeeded do not need another post. See Troubleshooting if the error is unclear.
Self-hosted first run
Follow the self-hosting quickstart, then use the same four steps. The first account created on a new instance becomes its administrator.