# Set up with the wizard

> Walk through BooleanSMTP's five-step setup wizard — Start, Provider, Connect, Verify and Review — to connect a provider.

The first time you open **BooleanSMTP**, a setup wizard starts. It has five steps: **Start**, **Provider**,
**Connect**, **Verify** and **Review**.

1. On **Start**, choose **Set up a new connection**.

   ![The wizard's Start step, with Set up a new connection selected and Import from another SMTP plugin as the other choice.](../../../assets/screenshots/wizard-start.webp)

2. On **Provider**, pick the service you send email with: Amazon SES, Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook, Custom
   SMTP, or PHP Mail.

   ![The wizard's Provider step, with Amazon SES, Google Workspace, Microsoft Outlook, Custom SMTP and PHP Mail as choices.](../../../assets/screenshots/wizard-provider.webp)

3. On **Connect**, enter what that provider gives you: an API key, a sign-in with your Google or Microsoft account,
   or SMTP details. The provider's setup guide in the wizard says where to find each value.
4. On **Verify**, BooleanSMTP runs a **Connection check** with the provider and can send a **Test email**.
5. On **Review**, check the summary and click **Apply and finish**. The connection is switched on and becomes your
   primary connection.

<Aside type="tip" title="Already using another SMTP plugin?">
Choose **Import from another SMTP plugin** on the **Start** step instead — see
[Import from another plugin](/getting-started/import/).
</Aside>

The wizard shows only while no connection is active. After setup, add more connections under **Mailers → Add
Connection**.

## Next steps

- [Send a test email](/getting-started/send-a-test-email/) if you chose **Skip for now** on Verify.
- [Choose a mailer](/mailers/) for what your provider needs, in detail.
- [Import from another plugin](/getting-started/import/) if another SMTP plugin already runs on this site.