# Stripe Setup

Stripe is one of the primary payment gateways supported by HelpYouSponsor. Follow the steps below to set up Stripe:

1. Create a Stripe account at <https://stripe.com/>
2. Log in to your new Stripe account and retrieve your API Keys. They can be found by clicking **"Developers"** on the top menu and selecting **"API keys"** in the dropdown options. Make sure you are not in **"Test mode"** so that you can accept live payments. Copy the **"Publishable key**" and **"Secret Key"** and head back to HelpYouSponsor.

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3. In HelpYouSponsor, navigate to **"Payment Gateways"** under "**Settings"** and select the **"Payouts"** tab and click **"Setup payments".**

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   This will open up a drawer for you to setup your Stripe payment gateway. Click **"Setup Stripe Connect"** and follow the instructions given by Stripe to complete the setup.

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2. After setting up Stripe, you have to enable Stripe payments for your sponsorship programs. To do this follow the steps below.

   Navigate to **"Programs Settings"** under Programs in the main menu on the left and select **"Program Settings"** tab. This will show you all the program settings in the application and the sponsorship programs attached to them.<br>

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3. Choose the program setting of your choice and click **"Edit".** This will open up a drawer showing the details of the program setting. Scroll down to the **"Order Page Options"** category and make sure the **"Use Credit Card Processing"** checkbox is checked and click **"Save"**.

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