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# Start here

> Connect Ghost memberships to any payment provider in minutes.

Welcome to PayGlue. This guide walks you through connecting your Ghost publication to a payment provider so members receive access automatically after a purchase.

## What you need

* A Ghost publication (self-hosted or Ghost Pro)
* A PayGlue account
* An account with a supported payment provider (Polar, Lemon Squeezy, PayPal, Paddle, Gumroad, Ko-fi, Creem, or Patreon)

## What is PayGlue?

PayGlue connects Ghost memberships to payment providers like Polar, Lemon Squeezy, PayPal, Paddle, Gumroad, Ko-fi, Creem, and Patreon. When a customer completes a purchase, PayGlue automatically creates or updates their Ghost membership.

## Do I need a Stripe account?

Ghost wants Stripe connected for its built-in membership features, and PayGlue works either way.

**With Stripe connected**, PayGlue runs alongside it. Your existing Stripe subscriptions keep running, your customers pay through whichever provider you chose, and PayGlue marks the resulting members as comped so Ghost treats them as paid.

**Without a Stripe account**, which is the case when Stripe does not operate in your country, PayGlue records access with a label on the member and the paywall script checks that label instead of Ghost's own gating.

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  <img src="https://mintcdn.com/payglue/wva_DfN8V1jU9_KJ/images/diagram-stripe-alongside-payglue.svg?fit=max&auto=format&n=wva_DfN8V1jU9_KJ&q=85&s=1caca0b38a6f1b1918cdd02ddb72b19e" alt="Two payment paths feeding one Ghost member list. Stripe subscribers go through Ghost's own billing; buyers at another provider go through PayGlue and the Ghost Admin API. The member list is then protected either by Ghost's own visibility settings or by the PayGlue paywall overlay." width="680" height="470" data-path="images/diagram-stripe-alongside-payglue.svg" />
</Frame>

See [Do I need Stripe?](/ghost/stripe-requirement) for both cases side by side.

## Which payment providers are supported?

Polar, Lemon Squeezy, PayPal, Paddle, Gumroad, Ko-fi, Creem, and Patreon are live. Stripe and Mollie are coming soon.

## Is my data safe?

Yes. All credentials are encrypted at rest and PayGlue operates on EU infrastructure. See [Security overview](/security/overview).

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Connect Ghost">
    Add your Ghost Admin API key so PayGlue can create and manage members.

    [Connect Ghost](/ghost/connect)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect a payment provider">
    Add your provider credentials and configure the webhook URL.

    [Polar](/providers/polar) · [Lemon Squeezy](/providers/lemon-squeezy) · [PayPal](/providers/paypal) · [Paddle](/providers/paddle) · [Gumroad](/providers/gumroad) · [Ko-fi](/providers/kofi) · [Creem](/providers/creem) · [Patreon](/providers/patreon)
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set up your first feature">
    Create a Buy Button, Paywall, or Pricing Table. When you link a product to a Ghost tier in one of these editors, the membership mapping is created automatically.

    [Buy Button](/buy-button/overview) · [Paywall](/paywall/overview) · [Pricing Table](/pricing-table/overview)
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Need help?

Check [Troubleshooting](/troubleshooting/common-errors), or open **Settings > Support** in your PayGlue dashboard to file a request — pick a topic, describe the issue, and you'll get a reference number to track it. You can also email [team@payglue.io](mailto:team@payglue.io) directly.