AlpacaKeepThe first thing you do after signing up is create your farm. You give it a name and a Herd code, and AlpacaKeep sets up everything else for you.
Steps
- Sign up with your email and a password, or with your Google account. Then follow the welcome screen to set up your farm.
- Enter your farm name. This is the name you and your team will see across the app.
- Enter your Herd code. This is a short URL-safe code that goes into your sale-page web addresses. Its upper-cased form (like "GVA") is also the starting suggestion for the Name prefix that appears in the Registered name field of animals you breed here. Keep it short. You can change both later in Settings → Farm profile.
- Finish. AlpacaKeep creates your farm and your free plan, and drops you on the Dashboard.
📷 Screenshot: the create-farm step, with the Farm name and Herd code boxes highlighted.
What happens next
You start on the Free plan, which fits up to 10 animals and 2 people. Your farm is empty to begin with, so the Dashboard shows a friendly welcome until you add your first animals.
Good to know. You only need to do this once. One person owns the farm. Later you can invite your team and give each person a role. See Invite your team.
Tip. Not sure what to put as your Herd code? It is just a short label, and you can change it any time. The full explanation is in Herd code and Name prefix, explained.