Create your first DAO | DAO DAODAO DAOSearch...CtrlKLinksLaunch AppMoreWelcome to DAO DAOIntroductionQuickstartCreate your first DAOJoin a DAOJoining and leaving a member-based DAOJoining and leaving a token-based DAOCreate your first proposalVotingCongratulations!What's a DAO?What's a blockchain?Technical breakdownContribute to DAO DAO!DAO ManagementCreate a DAOUpdate appearanceSubDAOsWhat are SubDAOs?How to create a SubDAOHow to act on behalf of a SubDAOTreasurySend tokensManage cross-chain tokensManage stakingDisplaying tokens and NFTsEnable vesting paymentsManage MembersJoining and leaving a member-based DAOJoining and leaving a token-based DAOAuthzGrant AuthorizationRevoke AuthorizationExecute via AuthorizationLimitationCross-chain supportDAO GovernanceConfigurationVotingProposal submissionStakingProposalsWhat are proposals?Types of proposalsHow to create a proposalHow to vote on a proposalHow to add a proposal moduleHow to change a pre-propose moduleHow to bulk import actionsHow to create an autofill proposal linkManage Vetoable DAOsMigrationNotificationsTelegram NotificationsPowered by GitBookOn this pageIntroductionQuickstartCreate your first DAOFor this tutorial, we'll make a DAO for your reading group. This will let folks in your reading group vote on which books to read, organize money for snacks, and so on.To keep things cheap, we'll do everything on the Osmosis testnet. Testnet tokens ($OSMO) have no value, and you can get some for free. More on that in a moment.Install LeapTo use DAO DAO you'll need a wallet. A wallet is your digital identity on a blockchain. There are many options, but a good choice is the Leap wallet. You'll need to install that on your phone or browser before getting started.Once you've installed Leap, you need to create an account. To do this, open the Leap extension by pressing the puzzle piece icon in the top right of your browser and clicking on the Leap wallet extension.puzzle iconLeap wallet extensionOnce you do that, you'll be directed to a page where you can create a new account.Leap wallet extensionMake sure to store your seed phrase somewhere only you'll be able to find it. This is the recovery key in case you ever need to recover your account, like if you lose your device.Connect your walletTo make your first DAO, head to testnet.daodao.zone and connect your wallet by pressing the Log in button.Once logged in, you will see your Osmosis testnet address. Click on it to copy and save it for the next step.Copy wallet addressGet some testnet $OSMOTo get some testnet $OSMO, head over to faucet.testnet.osmosis.zone and paste your Osmosis address into the form. A bot should send you enough $OSMO to follow this tutorial.Osmosis faucetWe'll stick to the testnet for this tutorial, but once you're ready to build a real DAO, you'll need some mainnet tokens on any of the chains supported by DAO DAO. (The mainnet version of DAO DAO is deployed on a handful of chains, including Osmosis mainnet). You can get $OSMO on some centralized exchanges, such as Kraken, or on a decentralized exchange if you already have cryptocurrencies in the Cosmos ecosystem, like Osmosis' DEX.Create a DAONavigate to the DAO creation page on testnet (or on mainnet, if that's your thing).Name and describe your DAOEvery DAO has a name and a description. These will be displayed in the DAO DAO UI and should communicate the purpose of the DAO to the world.Let's create a DAO called Bookclub. We'll make our DAO member-based for simplicity.DAO title and description inputsTo learn more about the differences between member- and token-based DAOs, read our documentation here.Add the initial membersNow we can add the initial members of our DAO. If you're making this DAO with friends, add their Osmosis addresses during this step. Otherwise, you can start the DAO with only yourself and add new members via proposals later.Member weightsCreate DAOOn the next screen, there are many configuration options available that determine how the DAO behaves. You can read about the available voting configuration options if you like, but for now, we'll accept the defaults and create our DAO!Review pageGo ahead and press Create DAO in the bottom right. If you see an error here, make sure you have some $OSMO in your testnet wallet.Your wallet will ask you to approve the transaction. Approve it.Wallet approval prompt🎉 Congratulations! You've made a DAO! 🎉Created DAO home pagePreviousQuickstartNextJoin a DAOLast updated 19 days ago, Learn how to create and deploy a functional DAO in 2025 using Aragon v2 Client with this step-by-step technical guide for blockchain beginners and developers., Create a DAO Navigate to the DAO creation page on testnet (or on mainnet, if that's your thing). Name and describe your DAO Every DAO has a name and a description. These will be displayed in the DAO DAO UI and should communicate the purpose of the DAO to the world. Let's create a DAO called Bookclub. We'll make our DAO member-based for simplicity..