# Your First Site

*Article Topics:* [*Sites*](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/getting-started/common-topics/sites)*,* [*Tours*](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/getting-started/common-topics/tours)*,* [*Join Options*](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/getting-started/common-topics/join-options)*,* [*Templates*](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/getting-started/common-topics/templates)

Sites serve as one of the most central parts of your NATS program. The Site Admin lets you manage all your individual sites as well as tours, from join options to the look and feel of it.  

## Creating a new Site in NATS

Start off by learning how to create a new site in NATS.

{% content-ref url="../../nats-admin/sites/common-questions/creating-a-new-site-in-nats" %}
[creating-a-new-site-in-nats](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/sites/common-questions/creating-a-new-site-in-nats)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Setting up a Tour page

Tours serve as a pre-join form and thus are the first page visitors are introduced to when navigating to your site. Below are some useful pages to get you started on setting up your own Tour. 

{% content-ref url="../../nats-admin/sites/common-questions/how-to-add-a-new-tour" %}
[how-to-add-a-new-tour](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/sites/common-questions/how-to-add-a-new-tour)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Giving Options to Visitors

Once you've set up your Tour, it's time to give visitors Options! 

Join Options are a feature in NATS providing visitors with various ways of purchasing memberships to your sites. Learn more about creating them below. 

{% content-ref url="../../nats-admin/sites/common-questions/how-to-create-a-new-join-option" %}
[how-to-create-a-new-join-option](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/sites/common-questions/how-to-create-a-new-join-option)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Customizing your Sites

Apart from creating unique Join Options, NATS provides you with the tools to customize the look and feel of your sites using Site Templates. View the link below for the best way to customize your Tour and Sites. 

{% content-ref url="../../nats-admin/sites/site-templates" %}
[site-templates](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/sites/site-templates)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../../nats-admin/sites/common-questions/customizing-your-join-form" %}
[customizing-your-join-form](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/sites/common-questions/customizing-your-join-form)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## Setting Up Member Authentication

NATS uses MySQL Authentication to authenticate members against an external database. You can learn more about setting this up on the following page. 

{% content-ref url="../../nats-admin/members/further-reading/member-authentication" %}
[member-authentication](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/members/further-reading/member-authentication)
{% endcontent-ref %}

## What's Next?

Learn everything you need to know about sites and more related topics.

{% content-ref url="../../nats-admin/sites" %}
[sites](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/sites)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="../../nats-admin/sites/common-questions/setting-up-a-site-in-nats" %}
[setting-up-a-site-in-nats](https://docs.toomuchmedia.com/nats-admin/sites/common-questions/setting-up-a-site-in-nats)
{% endcontent-ref %}