> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.warmr.so/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Warmr Quickstart: From Zero to Your First Live Warmup

> Sign up, install the Mac app, prepare an iPhone, install the runner, and start your first account warmup. The full path from zero to a live warmup.

This is the complete path from nothing to a live warmup: sign up, install the Mac app, get one iPhone fully set up, and start warming your first account. Most of the time goes into a **one-time** iPhone setup: connecting it, configuring a few iOS settings, and installing the Warmr runner. Budget around **20–30 minutes** for your first device; every device after that is faster.

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<Note>
  The iPhone setup steps below (3–5) are the part people skip and then wonder why nothing runs. Don't skip them. An iPhone can't warm or post until the runner is installed on it.
</Note>

<Tip>
  Don't want to do the technical steps by hand? Hand them to an AI agent: copy one prompt into Claude Code and it installs the runner and drives setup for you. See [Set up with Claude](/set-up-with-claude).
</Tip>

<Steps>
  <Step title="Sign up and grab your license key">
    Go to [app.warmr.so/signup](https://app.warmr.so/signup) and sign in with Google. Your license key is delivered instantly to your email and dashboard. No credit card required. The free trial gives you full access to get started.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install and activate the Mac app">
    Download the Warmr Mac app from your dashboard, drag it into **Applications**, and open it. Paste your license key on the activation screen and click **Activate**. Full walkthrough, including the macOS security prompt: [Installation](/installation).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect your first iPhone">
    Plug the iPhone into your Mac with a data USB cable, unlock it, and tap **Trust** when asked. It appears in Warmr's **Devices** panel within a few seconds. Details: [Connect iPhones](/setup/iphones).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Prepare the iPhone's settings">
    On the iPhone, turn on **Developer Mode** and **enable UI Automation** (Settings → Developer; without it nothing runs), set **Appearance** to **Light**, turn **StandBy** **Off**, and set **Auto-Lock** to **Never**. These prevent the most common stalls. Full checklist: [Prepare each iPhone](/setup/iphone-settings).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Install the Warmr runner">
    Install the runner once per iPhone so your Mac can drive it. With a paid Apple Developer account, use the one-button **App Store Connect API** method. With a free Apple ID, sign in Xcode (**Product → Test / `⌘U`**, not Run). Step by step: [Install the runner](/setup/install-runner).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a social account">
    Log into the account in its app on the iPhone (for example, TikTok), then add it in Warmr under the connected device. See [Adding accounts](/setup/adding-accounts).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Start your first warmup">
    Select the account and press **Start**. Warmr drives the iPhone to scroll, like, follow, and search, building a natural activity history before any post goes live.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Check>
  Watching the iPhone scroll its feed on its own means everything is wired up correctly. From here, set a [posting schedule](/setup/posting-schedule) and use [Cloud Drop](/concepts/cloud-drop) to feed in content.
</Check>

<Tip>
  Connect more iPhones at any time. Repeat steps 3–5 for each one. An iPhone can hold up to 8 accounts per platform, but **3–4 TikTok or Instagram accounts per iPhone is the best-practice sweet spot** for keeping them healthy.
</Tip>

<Note>
  Fresh accounts go through a warmup phase before they join your posting rotation, usually a few days, depending on the platform. Warmr blocks posting until an account has matured. See [Account lifecycle](/concepts/account-lifecycle).
</Note>

Hit an error along the way? [Setup troubleshooting](/setup/troubleshooting) has the fix for each common one.