Step-by-step guide
Get started with fermt
Follow this simple guide to subscribe, create your account, and set up your organization in under 15 minutes.
Quick overview
What you need
Use a business email you check regularly
Credit card for Stripe subscription
Product names, supplier info, warehouse details
Already have data in spreadsheets? Skip the manual entry
If you're switching from another system or keep your product and supplier data in spreadsheets, Bulk Import brings everything in at once: suppliers, products, lots and opening stock.
Phase 1
Subscribe & Pay
Go to the pricing page
Click 'Subscribe with Stripe' on the pricing page to start the checkout process. You'll be redirected to Stripe's secure payment page.
Complete payment via Stripe
Enter your payment details and email address in the Stripe checkout form. Make sure to use the email address you want to use for your fermtERP account. Use coupon code FERMTSTART for your first month free!
Phase 2
Create Your Account
Check your email
As soon as the payment goes through, we email an activation link to the address you paid with. The link works for 24 hours.
Create your login
Click the link and create your login. Your organisation already exists, with units, currencies and a standard warehouse, so you land straight in fermt.
Phase 3
Set Up Your Organization
Fill in your organisation details
Under Organisation: legal name, address, VAT number, logo and bank details. They print on delivery notes and invoices.
Add companies (suppliers and customers)
Under Companies. Include the legal name, contact details and whether each is a supplier, a customer or both. Orders need them.
Create your products
Raw materials, packaging and finished goods, each with an item number and a unit. Tick 'Is packaging material?' on bottles, caps, sacks and the like.
Build recipes (optional but recommended)
If you produce, a recipe says what goes in (raw materials and packaging) and what comes out. Production then moves the stock for you.
Create your first goods receipt
Receive stock from a supplier: choose the supplier, products, quantities and lots. A standard warehouse is already set up; add more under Warehouses if you need them.
Answer the questions on the Getting Started page
The Getting Started page in fermt asks how you work: whether you pack, whether you pick against a delivery note, and whether production orders are written before or after the work. Your answers set the buttons on your orders.
Connect e-conomic or Dinero (optional)
Under Integrations. Invoices then go to your accounting system when an order has been delivered.
Start managing orders
You're ready to create production and sales orders. fermt tracks lots, updates stock and keeps full traceability.
Phase 4
Import Your Data (Optional)
Open Bulk Import
Go to Bulk Import and download the Excel template. It has sheets for suppliers, products, lots and stock quantities, ready to fill in.
Fill in and upload your data
Enter your existing data in the template: supplier names, product details, lot numbers and quantities. Then upload the file. fermt checks everything and shows a summary before importing.
Review and confirm
Check the summary for errors. When it looks right, click Import and the records are created at once. If something is wrong, you can roll the whole import back with one click.
Need help during setup?
Use help mode
Enable help mode in the ERP to see detailed explanations for every field when creating records.
Check empty states
Each page shows helpful guidance and prerequisites when you first visit it—no data needed.
Visit Getting Started page
fermt has a built-in Getting Started page with a checklist that ticks itself off, and a few questions that set fermt up for how you work.
Pro tips
Follow the order
Complete setup steps in sequence for smooth data flow (companies → products → warehouses → recipes)
Start small
Add just a few products and suppliers first to test the system before importing everything
Test with real data
Use actual batch numbers and dates from day one—easier than migrating later
Enable help mode
Turn on help mode for your first few days to learn what each field does
Invite your team
Once the basics are in place, invite your colleagues and give each a role, such as Warehouse, Sales or Finance.
Ready to start?
Subscribe now and be up and running in 15 minutes.