🚀 First steps
What to set up in your first 15 minutes – in the right order.
What it does for you
- After a quarter of an hour you know what DasDing can do for you.
- Your account is well protected from the start.
- Your most important files are backed up automatically from today on.
Who it is for: Everyone who has just installed DasDing.
What you need: Your DasDing account (user name and password) and your phone.
You have installed DasDing, signed in and now see lots of tabs. Where do you start? Here is an order that has proven itself. You don't have to do everything today – but the first three points pay off right away.
If you only have a little time
- Store your e-mail address (1 minute): top right 🔑 → ✉ E-mail address. Then you can reset your password yourself if you forget it. More: Signing in & password.
- Turn on two-factor sign-in (5 minutes): then nobody gets into your account, even if they know your password. Instructions: Two-factor sign-in.
- Have a folder backed up (2 minutes): for example “Documents” or “Pictures”. From then on every change ends up in your storage by itself. Instructions: Back up folders automatically.
If you have a bit more time
- Create a password vault (5 minutes): a safe place for all your passwords, so you only need to remember one. Instructions: Password vault.
- Upload and organise files: simply drag files into the window. Instructions: Personal area.
- Add your phone: with the Android app you have your files on the go and your phone photos are backed up. Instructions: DasDing on your phone.
Everything else you can discover later
The other guides on the left are sorted by topic. Each guide says at the top who it is for – features like SSH or “My container”, for example, are only interesting for people who run their own servers. Feel free to skip them.
Tip
If something seems odd or you are not sure whether everything is legitimate: read Who is behind DasDing? – it says who we are, what it costs and what we do with your data (and what we don't).
This guide is also available in the program under 📖 Guides – with jump links to the other guides.