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# Workspace setup

You start your journey with Zebec Enterprise Payroll by...

## Choosing your chain and signing wallet

The chain you select determines which wallets your employees and contractors can connect, which stablecoins you can settle in, and how fast transactions confirm.

You can disburse funds on:

* [Solana](https://payroll.zebec.io/)
* [Stellar](https://stellarpayroll.zebec.io/)
* Ripple: Coming soon

Each employer workspace runs on one chain. You can spin up additional workspaces for different chains if needed.

The **signing wallet** is the wallet that authorizes payroll runs. It is not the same as your treasury wallet (the wallet holding funds), although for simple setups they can be the same wallet. Zebec never holds your keys; you sign every run.

## Onboarding wizard

![Welcome screen](/files/DaMgrGayENZWD2P4W8m3)

Clicking `Create new account` and `I'm an Employer` starts the onboarding wizard.

The onboarding wizard takes under 5 minutes and has 4 steps. You will provide:

1. **Contact email**: verified via a 6-digit code. Payroll notifications go here.
2. **Organization details**: company name, legal entity, industry, registration / tax ID (if applicable).
3. **Wallet & Payroll configuration**: the signing wallet that authorizes payouts, pay frequency, settlement token, timezone.
4. **Review & confirm**: final check before your workspace is provisioned.

Everything except the signing wallet can be edited later from **Settings**.

## Configuring currency & payroll cadence

![Payroll cadence configuration](/files/vl27c375HXzbR9KnHGQS)

In this screen you configure the details of your payroll scheduling.

Choose:

* **Default stablecoin**: the stablecoin you will pay in.
* **Default Payment Currency**: the real-world currency you are using for payroll calculations.
* **Pay frequency**:
  * weekly: end of calendar week,
  * bi-weekly: end of every second calendar week,
  * semi-monthly: every 15th and end of month, or
  * monthly: every end of the month.
* **Timezone**: used to schedule payroll runs. UTC works for most cases.

## Approval and going live

After onboarding, your workspace status is **Pending approval**. The dashboard is fully accessible, but disbursement is blocked.

![Review screen](/files/4l6Uaf6Xl4r6FTXGA5gR)

When approval is complete (usually within 24 hours), you will receive a confirmation email. Once your treasury is funded and payees are invited, your can start executing your payroll runs.