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# Connecting Stripe
- URL: https://ghost.org/help/stripe/
- Published: 2023-04-18T16:07:17.000Z
- Updated: 2024-08-07T17:53:02.000Z
- Author: Ghost
- Tags: Payments, Manual

If you intend to use Ghost to take payments from your readers, follow these steps to connect a Stripe account to your Ghost publication.

#### Create an account

Stripe is our exclusive payments partner. If you don't already have a Stripe account you can create one [here](https://dashboard.stripe.com/register). If you have an existing Stripe account for a different type of business, we recommended logging in to Stripe and **creating a new account from the Stripe dashboard** to use for your Ghost integration. If you are migrating from other platforms such as [Substack](https://ghost.org/docs/migration/substack/), you'll need to use the same Stripe account.

#### Connect to Stripe

Head over to **Settings** → **Memberships → Tiers** area in Ghost Admin and click the **Connect with Stripe** button to begin the process:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/0f/690faecc-18d1-42c5-a99a-83ce5fada384/content/images/2024/08/connecting-ghost-to-stripe.png)

After logging in to your Stripe account, select the correct account to connect to Ghost, or create a new account if you do not have one setup yet:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/0f/690faecc-18d1-42c5-a99a-83ce5fada384/content/images/2022/03/connect-to-stripe.png)

Copy the secure key generated to your clipboard, and go back to Ghost Admin:

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/0f/690faecc-18d1-42c5-a99a-83ce5fada384/content/images/2022/03/Screenshot-2022-03-11-at-13.20.23.png)

Paste the key into the provided box and click **Save Stripe settings**.

You're now connected to Stripe and able to take payments on your Ghost site.

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/69/0f/690faecc-18d1-42c5-a99a-83ce5fada384/content/images/2023/10/CleanShot-2023-10-17-at-10.03.40.png)