Quick Start
Get your team up and running on Offly in under 5 minutes.
Overview
This guide walks you through setting up Offly from scratch. By the end, your team will be able to book and approve leave.
Create your account
Go to app.offly.net and click Get Started Free. Enter your work email and choose a secure password.
Offly sign-up page
The sign-up flow takes less than 30 seconds.
Set up your organisation
You'll be guided through a short setup wizard:
- Organisation name — your company or team name
- Country — used to auto-import public holidays
- Leave year start — when allowances reset (e.g. January or April)
- Working days — which days your team works
Organisation setup wizard
Configure your leave year and working days.
Invite your team
Navigate to Settings → People and invite team members by email. Choose their role:
- Member — book leave and view the wallchart
- Approver — approve/decline requests for their department
- Admin — full access to all settings
Invite team members dialog
Invite individually or bulk import from CSV.
Book your first leave request
Click Book Leave on the dashboard, select dates, choose a leave type, and submit.
Book leave dialog showing date picker
Select dates and submit in seconds.
You're all set!
Your team can now book leave, view the wallchart, and receive notifications. Explore the rest of the docs to customise Offly for your workflow.
What to do next
- Create departments to organise your team
- Configure leave types to match your policies
- Set up approval flows for sign-off workflows
- Connect Slack for leave notifications