# 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".

### Step 2: Connect your apps Click each app you want to sync. Connect them in one click.

### Step 3: Map tables

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.

{% hint style="info" %} 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. {% endhint %} ### Step 5: Turn sync on!

Turn sync on and data starts syncing between your apps!

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. {% hint style="info" %} After turning the sync on, check the **issues dashboard** for sync errors from your connected apps. Open it from the left menu in Stacksync. {% endhint %} ### 👉 Keep reading! {% content-ref url="community" %} [community](https://docs.stacksync.com/start-here/community) {% endcontent-ref %}