What you need to start
A phone or laptop, a browser, a free email, and an afternoon you can protect. No new machine.
You do not need a new laptop, a bootcamp receipt, or a quiet office. You need four things:
- A device that can open a browser — phone, tablet, or used laptop.
- An email you control, not a shared shop address.
- A little data or Wi-Fi for the first downloads. Lessons after that can be files on the device.
- One protected afternoon. Not a streak. One block you will not give to errands.
Accounts that are actually free
Create these when you have a stable connection. One email for all of them.
- GitHub — a home for your files and a way to put a page online later.
- A current browser you already have: Chrome, Safari, Firefox, or Edge.
- Optional later: Vercel or Netlify when you are ready to host. Not today.
Do not pay for a course platform to begin. CashPlanet Academy stays public on purpose.
What you do not need
- A second monitor.
- The newest phone.
- A company name.
- Permission from a syllabus.
Next: install the free tools on the device you already have. If you want to build on a live CashPlanet track later — census, herbarium, language, culture — read Partnerships after you have shipped one small page.