# Quick Start

Stacksync syncs data across your tools. When you update data anywhere, it updates everywhere.

You can create your first sync in under 5 minutes. Here’s how:

### Step 1: Create a new sync

From your dashboard, click "Create a new sync".

<figure><img src="/files/rx65rEFD3CfwRJdSaOPR" alt=""><figcaption><p>Click "Create a new sync"</p></figcaption></figure>

### Step 2: Connect your apps

Click each app you want to sync. Connect them in one click.

<figure><img src="/files/29ktKT4HeEs3BrvBfwC4" alt=""><figcaption><p>Connect your app in one click</p></figcaption></figure>

### Step 3: Map tables

<figure><img src="/files/uJcFMKiGPEjDuPBo5sPH" alt=""><figcaption><p>Map tables between your apps</p></figcaption></figure>

If both apps contain tables that should sync together, select them side by side.

If you don’t yet have a matching table in the other app, Stacksync can create a pixel-perfect schema for you. ✨

In most cases, you’ll let Stacksync create new tables for you. You can also create them yourself.

You can also choose the sync direction: **one-way or two-way sync**. 😍

### Step 4: Map fields

For every table you want to sync, you will map fields (i.e., columns) together.

Stacksync uses AI auto-mapping, which finds the best matching pairs for you so you don’t have to do all the work manually. You can modify the proposed mapping as you like, with maximum flexibility.

<figure><img src="/files/w3MS4yMuVxmpcAMIF9cG" alt=""><figcaption><p>Map fields in Stacksync UI</p></figcaption></figure>

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Field *names* do not have to match.

Field *types* must be compatible. They don’t need to match exactly. They just need to be semantically compatible.
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### Step 5: Turn sync on!

<figure><img src="/files/IS0aywqCQ3HnCaqbhDop" alt=""><figcaption><p>Turn sync on and data starts syncing between your apps!</p></figcaption></figure>

That’s it! 🎉 Data will start syncing between your tools.

With real-time, two-way sync, you can edit data in any synced app. It updates everywhere.

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After turning the sync on, check the **issues dashboard** for sync errors from your connected apps. Open it from the left menu in Stacksync.
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### 👉 Keep reading!

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[Community](/start-here/community.md)
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