---
title: "Getting Started"
label: "Getting started"
description: "Learn what Cavuno does, set up your board, and plan your launch."
publishedAt: 2025-12-31
updatedAt: 2026-08-18
order: 0
status: "published"
---

Cavuno automates parts of building and operating a job board. You describe your niche during setup, and Cavuno generates an initial site, theme, content, and SEO settings. If you ask it to source jobs, it also writes backfill rules. You still review the output, configure integrations, maintain content quality, and build the audience and employer relationships.

This section covers everything from understanding Cavuno's core concepts to planning your launch and getting your first paying employers.

## Choose where to begin

| If you need to… | Start here |
|---|---|
| Publish a usable board | [Quick start](/docs/getting-started/quick-start) |
| Understand the product model | [How Cavuno works](/docs/getting-started/how-cavuno-works) |
| Decide who your board serves | [Choosing your niche](/docs/getting-started/choosing-your-niche) |
| Check whether you are ready to share it | [Launch checklist](/docs/getting-started/launch-checklist) |

You do not need to complete every guide before publishing. Start with the quick start, add enough real jobs to test the candidate experience, then use the launch checklist to find what is still missing.

## Set up your board

{% docs-cards %}

{% docs-card title="Quick start" href="/docs/getting-started/quick-start" %}
Create your account, answer a few setup questions, and start a 14-day Starter trial.
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{% docs-card title="How Cavuno works" href="/docs/getting-started/how-cavuno-works" %}
Understand the core concepts: boards, jobs, companies, candidates, backfill, and monetization.
{% /docs-card %}

{% docs-card title="Dashboard overview" href="/docs/getting-started/dashboard-overview" %}
Find your way around the admin dashboard: jobs, companies, settings, and metrics.
{% /docs-card %}

{% docs-card title="Your job board" href="/docs/your-job-board" %}
What your public board can and cannot do for job seekers and employers, with the plan and setting each capability needs.
{% /docs-card %}

{% /docs-cards %}

## Plan and launch

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{% docs-card title="Choosing your niche" href="/docs/getting-started/choosing-your-niche" %}
Evaluate a focused audience and the evidence that it can support your board.
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{% docs-card title="Launch checklist" href="/docs/getting-started/launch-checklist" %}
Everything to complete before sharing your board publicly.
{% /docs-card %}

{% docs-card title="Launch marketing" href="/docs/getting-started/marketing-your-launch" %}
Drive your first visitors through targeted outreach and content.
{% /docs-card %}

{% /docs-cards %}

## Grow

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{% docs-card title="Getting first jobs" href="/docs/getting-started/getting-first-jobs" %}
Attract your first direct employer postings and build initial supply.
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{% docs-card title="Growing your audience" href="/docs/getting-started/growing-audience" %}
Test acquisition and retention channels against your own board data.
{% /docs-card %}

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## Next steps

If this is your first visit, follow the [quick start](/docs/getting-started/quick-start). If your board already exists, use the [dashboard overview](/docs/getting-started/dashboard-overview) to find the area you want to change.