> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.supercycle.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Setup guide
> Install Supercycle, import products, add items and a method, and add the app embed to your theme
Supercycle runs inside your Shopify admin. Setting it up takes five stages: install the app, import the products you want to rent or resell, add the physical items you hold, turn on a method for each product, and add Supercycle to your theme. Each stage below links to the page that covers it in full.
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## Install Supercycle
Install Supercycle from the [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/supercycle). The app is free on development stores and comes with a 14-day free trial on live stores.
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## Import products
Supercycle works with products that already exist in Shopify. Create them under **[Products](https://admin.shopify.com/products)** first, then include them in Supercycle.
On **[Products](https://admin.shopify.com/products)**, tick the products you want to import.
Open the bulk actions menu and, under **Apps**, select **Include in Supercycle**.
Review the products on the next page and confirm. Supercycle takes over inventory for each imported product.
See [Import products](/documentation/setup/importing-products) for what happens to inventory tracking after import.
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## Add items
Items are the physical units you rent out, each with its own serial. Create them from the product in Supercycle, not from the Shopify product.
Go to **[Products](https://admin.shopify.com/apps/supercycle/products)** and open the product.
In the variants table, open the quantity dropdown for the variant and select **Add inventory**.
Enter one serial per line, or select **Add without serials** and enter a quantity. Select **Review**, then **Add inventory**.
The full flow, including the Scanner and bulk routes, is in [Create items](/documentation/manage/inventory/item-actions#create-items).
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## Add a method
A method is how customers access a product: calendar rental, subscription, membership, or resale. Turn one on for each product.
Go to **[Products](https://admin.shopify.com/apps/supercycle/products)**, open the product, and select a method in the **Methods** card.
Select **Turn on**.
Add rental periods, pricing groups, or options depending on the method, then select **Save**.
Pricing differs by method. See [Methods setup](/documentation/setup/methods-setup) for the setup page of each one.
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## Set up your theme
Supercycle adds its storefront features through the Supercycle Engine app embed and app blocks. Turn on the app embed first.
On **[Themes](https://admin.shopify.com/themes)**, select **Customize** on the theme you want to add Supercycle to.
In the left sidebar, select **App embeds**, then turn on **Supercycle Engine**.
Select **Save** before leaving the theme editor.
Then add the Methods app block to your product template. See [Theme setup](/documentation/setup/theme-setup) for the block and its style settings.
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## Related documentation
Stop customers adding items that aren't available for the dates or method they picked.
Let customers manage rentals, returns, and memberships from their Shopify account.
Show Supercycle cycles and inventory on Shopify's customer, order, and product pages.
Create cycles at the counter with Shopify POS.