Quick Start

Here's how you can start to organize, track, and control the physical state of your home in less than five minutes.

Video Walkthrough

1. Login to Minicastle

If you haven't already, get started with Minicastle by heading to our Login page. You'll use this page to both sign-up and log-in.

2. Create Your House

After logging in, you'll land on your Dashboard. Click "Create House" to get started.

You'll only need to give your house a name. If you'd like, you can also add an image, address, the year it was built, and more (or you can always do this later).

3. Add Your First Areas

After creating your house, you'll be automatically redirected to the Areas tab of your house page. Click the "Add Area" button to open the create form.

Add your first area(s)! Here are some common ones:

• Yard
• Bathroom
• Bedroom
• Garage
• Living Room
• Kitchen

4. Add Your First Issues

Now it's time to start tracking everything you're ready to fix, improve, or build. Navigate to the Issues tab using the tab navigation, then click "Add Issue".

Add your first issue. A "name" is the only information that's required. It could be something like:

• Clean AC filter
• Paint bathroom trim
• Fix loose kitchen cabinet

Try to be as specific as possible! No detail is too small to be considered an "Issue".

Other helpful details could include:

• An Area: select from the list of Areas you just created, or start typing to add a new one on the fly
• A description: if you want to remember more details
• A type: like "Fix", "Clean", or "Replace"
• A priority: Urgent, Necessary, Nice to Have, or None — so you know what to tackle first

Associating your Issues with an Area or multiple Areas will instantly start to organize your work. The easiest way to tackle a house that's full of problems is to go room-by-room.

5. Add Your First Project

The easiest way to track things to build, fix, and maintain is through individual issues. But what if you have a bunch of related Issues? You can organize them into Projects!

Navigate to the Projects tab using the tab navigation, then click "Add Project".

Add your first project. It could be something general that entails a lot of specific Issues and individual steps:

• Build luxury dog house
• Clean attic
• Renovate bathroom

Once you've created your project, you can associate individual Issues with it. Navigate to an Issue and select a Project from the dropdown.

6. Invite a Co-Owner

Home stuff is hard, so you shouldn't have to deal with it alone. If you have a partner, spouse, roommate, or anyone else involved in helping you take care of things, you can invite them as a Co-Owner to your house.

Navigate to your house's overview section and click "Add Co-Owner". Enter your Co-Owner's name and email address and click "Save". They'll immediately receive an email letting them know they've been invited.

To access your house, your Co-Owner just needs to log in with the same email you used to invite them. They'll see your house appear directly on their Dashboard.

Important: Co-Owners have full permissions to create, edit, view, and delete Issues, Areas, Projects, and Inventory. They can also create and add additional Co-Owners. As the original Owner, however, you cannot be removed by a Co-Owner.

7. Explore Your Dashboard

Head back to your Dashboard to see everything at a glance. Once you have Issues, your Dashboard will display:

• Overview cards — total Issues, To Do, In Progress, and Urgent counts. Click any card to jump to a filtered view.
• Calendar KPIs — Scheduled issues, Overdue issues, and upcoming Warranty Expirations. Click through to the Calendar for a monthly view.

If you have more than one house, use the dropdown at the top of the Dashboard to filter your overview by a specific house.

Congrats! You're done with our Quick Start guide! When you're ready, explore our Best Practices to learn more.