> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.dash-prep.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What is Dashprep?

> Dashprep turns your Shopify orders into a live prep board — the screen on the wall that shows your team what to make.

Dashprep turns your Shopify orders into a **live prep board** — the screen on the wall in your kitchen, bakery, or warehouse that shows exactly what needs to be made, and keeps itself up to date as new orders come in.

It replaces the printouts, spreadsheets, and group chats most merchants use to run the last leg between an online order and a shipped package.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Install & onboard" icon="download" href="/getting-started/install">
    Add Dashprep from your Shopify admin and set it up with a short guided wizard.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Open your board" icon="display" href="/getting-started/your-dashboard">
    Your prep board lives at its own web address — pull it up on any screen or tablet.
  </Card>

  <Card title="How it works" icon="diagram-project" href="/concepts/how-it-works">
    Orders split into line items, route to the right prep station, and move from open to complete.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Set up prep stations" icon="grip" href="/config/prep-stations">
    Split the floor into stations and route each product to the right one automatically.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## What Dashprep does

Orders come in from Shopify. Their line items appear on a calm, always-current board that your team works from on a screen. Staff mark items done; the board stays in sync for everyone at once.

Dashprep is deliberately narrow. It owns the stretch between **checkout** and **shipped** — nothing more.

* **Not** inventory planning
* **Not** delivery routing
* **Not** a CRM

Just: get each order onto the right screen, in the right order, and track it from *to make* to *done*.

## Who it's for

Dashprep is built for Shopify merchants who physically prepare or assemble what they sell — **bakeries, meal-prep and catering kitchens, coffee roasters, specialty food, florists, wholesalers, and CPG brands.**

<Tip>
  The tell: if your team currently prints orders on a thermal receipt printer and works off paper, Dashprep is the screen-based replacement. It shines most when more than one person is on the prep line, when volume spikes (Saturday mornings, holidays), or when new hires need to know "where does this one go" without asking.
</Tip>

## Get started

<Steps>
  <Step title="Install from Shopify">
    Add Dashprep from your Shopify admin. See [Install Dashprep](/getting-started/install).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run the onboarding wizard">
    Answer a few questions about your store and Dashprep sets smart defaults. See [Onboarding](/getting-started/onboarding).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open your prep board">
    Your orders sync automatically. Open your board and pin it to a screen on the floor. See [Your dashboard](/getting-started/your-dashboard).
  </Step>
</Steps>

Prefer the fast path? Jump to the [5-minute quickstart](/getting-started/quickstart).

## Get help

Real people, fast. Email [**hello@dash-prep.com**](mailto:hello@dash-prep.com) and you'll hear back from a human — usually within one business day. See [Contact support](/help/support).