# Start guide

> From the first tap to your first conversation, in order. Most people are done in a few minutes.

Source: https://velianediscoveryplus.aplusz.app/en/start/ · English · Updated 2026-10-15

## Create your profile

1. **Open Veliane**: Go to [veliane.org](https://veliane.org/en) on your phone or computer. The site opens in your device language when it is one of its 11 languages.
2. **Confirm you are 18 or older**: Choose “I'm female, 18+” or “I'm male, 18+”. This also records your agreement to the terms and privacy policy, with a timestamp.
3. **Pick how to start**: Use a ready-made profile starter and rewrite it in your own words, or start from a blank profile.
4. **Name, age and city**: Your name and your city are permanent, so enter them carefully. Your city is your honest home base, not a limit on who you can reach.
5. **Photo or avatar**: Add a JPG or PNG photo, or choose an avatar and add photos later. You can show up to 5 photos in total.
6. **Who you are looking for**: Set the age range, how serious you are, and your preferences. Preferences change the order of your matches; they never hide anyone.
7. **Confirm your email**: Open the confirmation link sent to your email, then log in. Your profile is waiting for you.
8. **Send your first introduction**: Open Matches, choose someone, and write a first message. It arrives as an introduction request they can accept.

## Install it as an app

- Android and computers (Chrome, Edge): use the Install button or the browser menu → Install app.
- iPhone and iPad (Safari): tap Share, then “Add to Home Screen”.
- The app opens in its own window with its own icon, like any other app.

## If something does not work

**The confirmation email has not arrived**
Check spam and promotions folders, wait a few minutes, and make sure the address you typed is correct.

**My photo will not upload**
Use a JPG or PNG image. Very large or unusual formats may be refused; a phone screenshot of the photo also works.

**I see no matches yet**
You are early in your city. Finish your profile so you appear first when new people join, and invite someone serious you know.

**Messages are not translated**
On-device translation depends on your browser. In browsers without it, messages simply appear as written.

**I cannot change my name or city**
Both are permanent by design. If a mistake was made at sign-up, delete the profile and create it again correctly.

**I want to stop someone writing**
Open the conversation menu and choose slow mode, silence, block, or report.

[Create your free profile](https://veliane.org/en/join)

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- Open Veliane: https://veliane.org/en
- Create your free profile: https://veliane.org/en/join
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