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Quick start: set up your workspace

From empty workspace to answering tickets — the 15-minute checklist.

Published 6/12/2026Updated 9/9/2026
Getting Started
Quick start: set up your workspace

From empty workspace to answering tickets — the 15-minute checklist.

15-minute checklistEmail forwarding: 2 minLive chat widget: 5 min

Follow this checklist to go from a fresh workspace to a working helpdesk.

Connect a channel (2 min)

Connect at least one source of conversations. Email forwarding is the fastest: Lunadesk gives you a forwarding address, you add it to your existing support mailbox, done. Marketplace connections (Amazon, Walmart, eBay, TikTok Shop) and Shopify take a few minutes more.

Settings›Channels
Invite your team (2 min)

Invite each agent by email and choose a role:

Settings›Team
  • Owner / Admin — full access, including channels, billing and the help center.
  • Agent — works the inbox: read, reply, assign, resolve.
Try the inbox (5 min)

Send a test email to your connected address. The ticket appears in the Inbox within seconds. Open it and try:

  • Reply — your answer is delivered back on the original channel.
  • Internal note — visible to your team only, never to the customer.
  • Assign — give the ticket to a teammate.
  • Status — move it from Open to Pending or Resolved.
Install the live chat widget (5 min)

Create a Live chat widget channel, copy the snippet and paste it into your site's HTML. Visitors get a chat launcher; their messages arrive as tickets like everything else.

Settings›Channels›Live chat widget
Optional but recommended
  • Turn on the auto-responder so customers get an instant acknowledgement.
  • Write your first help center articles and publish the site.
  • Set your brand profile so AI drafts sound like you.
Fifteen minutes to a working helpdesk

Connect a channel, invite the team, and send yourself a test email.

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