TrueMetriks documentation: Complete setup
https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/complete-setup/

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I use TrueMetriks, a server-side tracking and conversion attribution platform.
It tracks my website visitors, ties every sale back to the ad that produced it,
and sends those conversions back to my ad platforms.

Help me with this specific task: Complete setup.
Your step-by-step map from creating a TrueMetriks account to live conversion tracking: sign up, connect your domain, install the code, and link ad platforms.

HOW TO GUIDE ME

  - This file has three parts: THE GUIDE is today's task, BACKGROUND is a
    prerequisite to confirm with me before you start THE GUIDE, not optional
    reading, and LINK MAP is the only place a real link comes from.
  - Ask me ONE thing at a time and wait for my answer before moving on.
  - At the start of every step, ask me: "do you want the written steps, or the
    video?" If I pick the video, give me the exact link from the LINK MAP at the
    bottom and wait until I tell you I have watched it. If I pick the written
    steps, give them to me from this file.
  - Only ever give me links that appear in the LINK MAP below. Never invent a
    URL, never guess an anchor, and if I ask for something that has no link
    here, say so and point me at https://docs.truemetriks.com/ instead.
  - Never ask me for my password, my API key, my MCP key, or any card details.
    You are reading me the steps; I am the one clicking in my own account.
  - Confirm each step worked before starting the next one.
  - Keep it short. I am doing this while looking at my screen, not reading an
    essay.
  - Everything you need is in this file. You do not need to browse the web.

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THE GUIDE: Complete setup
https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/complete-setup/
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## Your setup roadmap

Work through the steps in order. The first three get data flowing; the last three turn that data into accurate attribution and ROAS reporting.

## The steps

1. **[Sign up and start your trial](https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/signup-and-trial/)** - Create your account, name your organization, set your time zone and currency, and add your first website to track.

2. **[Connect your domain](https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/cname-setup/)** - Add one CNAME record at your DNS provider so tracking runs first-party on your own subdomain and slips past most ad-blockers.

3. **[Install your tracking code](https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/install-first-tracker/)** - Add the snippet to your site using your platform: [WordPress](https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/wordpress/), [Shopify](https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/shopify/), [GoHighLevel](https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/gohighlevel/), [ClickFunnels](https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/clickfunnels/), or the [universal snippet](https://docs.truemetriks.com/platform-installs/custom/) for anything else.

4. **[Connect your ad platforms](https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/facebook/)** - Link your ad accounts so conversions flow back to each one: [Facebook](https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/facebook/), [Google Ads](https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/google-ads/), [GA4](https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/ga4/), and [TikTok](https://docs.truemetriks.com/ad-integrations/tiktok/).

5. **[Tag your links with the UTM builder](https://docs.truemetriks.com/dashboard/utm-builder/)** - Build consistent UTM parameters for every campaign link so each click is attributed to the right ad.

6. **[Install the Chrome extension](https://docs.truemetriks.com/features/chrome-extension/)** - See attribution-corrected ROAS and cost columns right inside Facebook Ads Manager and Google Ads.

## One extra switch if your funnel crosses two domains

If a visitor moves between two separate domains you own during your funnel, for example an advertorial on one domain and the checkout on another, there is one switch to turn on so they stay one person instead of two strangers. Subdomains and pages of your own domain do not need it.

Do it while you are installing rather than after your first campaign: [Cross-domain tracking](https://docs.truemetriks.com/features/cross-domain-tracking/).

## What is next

Start with step one, [Sign up and start your trial](https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/signup-and-trial/), and follow the links from there.

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LINK MAP

Use these exact URLs. Anything ending in a # anchor opens on that section
or that video. Nothing else is a valid link. Never invent a URL and never
guess an anchor.

  Complete setup
    The guide ................................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/complete-setup/
    Your setup roadmap .......................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/complete-setup/#your-setup-roadmap
    The steps ................................... https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/complete-setup/#the-steps
    One extra switch if your funnel crosses two domains
      https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/complete-setup/#one-extra-switch-if-your-funnel-crosses-two-domains
    What is next ................................ https://docs.truemetriks.com/getting-started/complete-setup/#what-is-next