In this guide, you'll enable [[Introduction to Obsidian Publish|Obsidian Publish]] for your vault, create a site, and publish your notes to it.
## Prerequisites
- An Obsidian account. If you don't have one, [sign up now](https://obsidian.md/account#mode=signup).
- An active Obsidian Publish subscription. If you don't have one, subscribe from your [account page](https://obsidian.md/account).
## Step 1: Log in with your Obsidian account
1. Open **Settings**.
2. In the sidebar, click **About**.
3. Under **Account → Your Account**, click **Log in**.
4. In **Email**, enter your email.
5. In **Password**, enter your password.
6. Click **Login**.
## Step 2: Enable Obsidian Publish
1. Open **Settings**.
2. In the sidebar, click **Core plugins**.
3. Enable **Publish**.
## Step 3: Create a new site
1. In ribbon, to the left of the application window, click **Publish changes** (paper plane icon).
2. In **Site ID**, enter the path you want for your site. For example, a site with the ID `my-amazing-site` is available from publish.obsidian.md/my-amazing-site.
3. Click **Create**.
## Step 4: Set a site name
1. In the **Publish changes** dialog, click **Change site options** (cog icon).
2. In **Site name**, under **General**, enter the name of your site.
3. Click **Save site settings**.
## Step 5: Select notes to publish
1. In the **Publish changes** dialog, click **NEW** to see all the notes you haven't published yet.
2. Select the notes you want to publish.
3. Click **Publish**.
The notes you selected are now available on your site. For more information, refer to [[Publish and unpublish notes]].
You've configured a Obsidian Publish site and published your first notes. Head over to the site address you configured earlier in this guide, and start sharing it with your readers.