# Getting Started with Stacksync

Stacksync lets you sync data across your tools so 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 on each app you want to sync and connect with a single click!

<figure><img src="/files/29ktKT4HeEs3BrvBfwC4" alt=""><figcaption><p>Connect your App in a 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 of your apps contain tables that should be synced together, you can select them side by side. If, for some tables in an app, you don’t yet have a table in the other app, Stacksync will create pixel-perfect schemas for you! ✨ In most cases, you’ll let Stacksync create new tables for you, but it’s up to you!

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* need to be compatible (no need to be exactly the same but semantically compatible). Check our documentation on field mapping for more details.
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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 and two-way sync you can modify your data in any of your synced apps for it to be updated in any other apps.

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After turning sync on, you can check the **issues dashboard** to see any sync errors from your connected apps. Access it from the menu on the left of your Stacksync screen.
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### 👉 Keep reading!

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[Two-Way Sync Salesforce and Postgres](/two-way-sync/guides/two-way-sync-salesforce-and-postgres.md)
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