Overview

Welcome to Frontro. This guide introduces the platform and points you to the docs you need to run your channel.

Platform overview

Frontro is a creator platform: you get one place to publish content, monetize with subscriptions and purchases, and grow a community. Your channel can include video, Shorts, courses, and livestreams, with a layout and branding you control.

What Frontro offers

Content — Video, Shorts, courses, livestreams. Upload, organize, and set who can access what.
Monetization — Subscriptions, one-time purchases, and ads. Keep most of what you earn.
Community — Community Chat (including comments on content and @mentions), in-app messages, and push notifications to stay connected with your audience.
Channel tools — Builder, audiences, analytics, localization, and authentication (SSO) so you can tailor the experience.

Key features

Content and layout

Publish and manage all your content types from one dashboard.
Use the Builder to decide how your channel looks and what appears where.
Control visibility and access with audiences and gating (subscription or purchase).

Monetization

Subscriptions for recurring membership revenue.
One-time purchases for premium content.
Ads for additional revenue; offer ad-free viewing to subscribers when you want.

Community and engagement

Community Chat with topics, DMs, comments on content, @mentions, and moderation.
Notifications for comment replies, mentions, and chat.
In-app messages and push notifications to reach your audience.

Analytics and management

Channel analytics for audience and content performance.
Audiences to segment and target viewers.
Settings for settings and branding.

After you sign in, you see the home screen where you can choose an experience: Launch Channel, Start Livestream, Host Podcast, Start Teaching, Coaching Session, or Community Discussion. The left navigation (expand it if collapsed) gives you:

Home — Back to the experience picker
Builder — Customize your channel layout and content sections
Content — Videos, Shorts, livestreams, courses, polls, downloadables, chat topics, localization
Analytics — Overview, views, video metrics, subscriptions, revenue, users
Engagement — Users, Audiences, Push Notifications, In-App Messaging, Memberships, One-Time Purchases
Settings — Channel settings, site settings, legal policies, SSO, contact, email, payments, apps

To open the onboarding checklist, go to /onboarding or use the link when you try to launch your channel or from Channel Settings.

Get started

Sign up — Create your account and channel; see Creator signup flow.
Complete onboarding — Use the onboarding checklist (open /onboarding or follow in-app links) so your channel is ready to go.
Add content — Upload video or Shorts, create a course, or schedule a livestream.
Set up monetization — Turn on subscriptions or one-time purchases from the dashboard.
Enable community — Configure chat and notifications so you can engage your audience.

Next steps

Content — Overview of video, Shorts, courses, and livestreams
Monetization — Subscriptions, one-time purchases, and ads
Community — Chat, comments, messages, and notifications
Settings — Settings and structure
Support — Help and contact options

Ready to go? Start with Creator signup flow or jump to Content or Monetization depending on what you want to set up first.