# Technical Setup Quick Start Guide

## **Technical Setup Apple App Store in AppMachine**

You can already take these steps if your app isn't completely finished yet.

1. Make sure you have an **App Store Connect account**. [Read more...](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/apple-app-store/ios-developer-account)\ <br>

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2. In the AppMachine Publish screen you can choose Apple App Store > **Setup App Store Connect Api Key**. [Read more...](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/apple-app-store/app-store-connect-api-keys)
3. In the same wizard, AppMachine will create an **App Bundle Identifier** for you. [Read more...](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/apple-app-store/link-your-app)
4. Next, AppMachine will ask you to create an **App Record** in App Store Connect. Use the Bundle Identifier which AppMachine created for you in the previous step. [Read more...](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/apple-app-store/new-app-record-in-app-store-connect)
5. Carefully fill in the **App Privacy** Information in App Store Connect and make sure your answers correctly reflect your App. [Read more...](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/apple-app-store/app-privacy-details)

### **Technical Setup Google Play Store in AppMachine:** <a href="#setup-google-play-store-in-appmachine" id="setup-google-play-store-in-appmachine"></a>

You can already take these steps if your app isn't completely finished yet.

1. In the AppMachine Publish screen you can choose Google Play Store > Setup Play store\
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   This wizard will guide you how to set up **Firebase** keys, required for publishing, analytics, user authentication, data storage and more. [Read more..](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/google-play/setup-your-android-app)<br>

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2. Create a **Google developer account**, this costs $25 per year. It will take Google a few days to review your account, so don't this wait with this step till the end. [Read more..](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/google-play/create-a-google-developer-account)
3. If your app shows a map, for example in an events block, Contact block or if you have added a Map to a screen yourself  you need to create **Google Maps** Api keys.  [Read more..](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/google-play/how-to-request-a-google-maps-api-key)
4. If you want to track your customer's activities in your app, you need to enable this at\
   Manage > Settings > Firebase analytics. Don't forget to enable Google analytics when you create [your Firebase keys.](https://docs.appmachine.com/share-your-app/google-play/setup-your-android-app)
5. If your have **user registration via Facebook enabled** you will need to create your own **Facebook keys.** \
   While logging in, your customers will see the name of your Facebook app. [Read more..](https://docs.appmachine.com/app-details/user-management/create-facebook-app-id-secret)
6. If you have a **Twitter block,** you will need to add Twitter API keys to retrieve data for your Twitter block. [Read more..](https://docs.appmachine.com/app-details/twitter-api-keys)
7. Google Play > Edit Store info to see if the **Default language** is set correct