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description: This is a guide to launching DAOs on NEAR with Astro.
title: How to Launch a DAO
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# 🚀 How to Launch a DAO

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* Astro offers four pre-set DAO types: Foundation, Clubs, Corporation, and Cooperative, which can be customized during the creation process.
* To launch a DAO on Astro, users need to customize proposals, structure, and voting power, name the DAO, add links and select a flag, review and launch, and confirm the transaction in their NEAR wallet.
* The creation of a DAO on Astro requires a storage fee of 5 NEAR, and users can skip the next part if their DAO isn't utilizing a voting token.
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### **Launching a DAO on Astro: DAO Presets**

Before we guide you through the process of setting up your DAO, it’s important to understand the four pre-set DAO types that Astro has to offer. Do note that each of these can be fully customized during the creation process:

![Astro DAO](@site/static/img/astrodao1.png)



| **PRE-SET DAO TYPES**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | **Proposals**                                                                                  | **Structure**                                                                                      | **Voting Power**                                                      |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Foundation** - Ideal for groups giving donations, a DAO funding community projects, or a general-purpose fund for open-source projects.<br/>                                                                                                          | **Open** - Anyone can submit a proposal                                                        | **Groups and Committees** - Specific groups can vote on specific proposals| **Democratic** - Every member gets one vote<br/>  |
| **Clubs** - Although still as flexible as any other DAO on Astro, are designed to cater to a small circle of friends/acquaintances with a common goal, a group of fans for anything and everything, or a social club - anything along those lines.<br/> | **Members only** - Only members or token-holders can submit a proposal<br/> | **Flat - No groups -** all members have equal access                                               | **Democratic** - Every member gets one vote                           |
| **Corporation** - Enable more structure, this type is ideal for business with shareholders, and companies/startups.<br/>                                                                                                                           | **Members only** - Only members or token-holders can submit a proposal                         | **Groups and Committees** - Specific groups can vote on specific proposals                         | **Weighted** - The more tokens you own, the more voting power you get |
| **Cooperative** - Aimed towards creative collectives, or businesses with members, rather than shareholders.<br/>                                                                                                     | **Members only** - Only members or token-holders can submit a proposal                         | **Groups and Committees** - Specific groups can vote on specific proposals                         | **Democratic** - Every member gets one vote                           |

### **Launching a DAO on Astro: Step-By-Step**

If you’re not already logged into your NEAR Wallet, go ahead and do so by clicking ‘log in’ in the top right corner of the Astro homepage.

![Astro DAO](@site/static/img/astrodao2.png)

1. On the landing page of Astro, select the organization you’re starting out of the four presets or hit ‘Create a DAO’ in the top right corner
2. **Customize** each of the settings in regards to proposals, structure, and voting power to your liking
3. **Name your DAO**
   1. DAO Address
      * This is unchangeable and will be the on-chain address of your DAO
   2. Display name
      * How your DAO will be displayed within the Astro application
   3. Purpose
      * Why have you created this DAO? Concentrating on your goals may help
4. **Links**
   * Here you can enter the links to your website and social media channels, if applicable
5. **Select a flag**
   * Move the window around to pick the flag of your DAO
6. **Review and launch**
   * Double check the information you’ve added is up to scratch and hit ‘Launch DAO’
7. **Confirm the transaction** in your NEAR wallet and pay a small transaction fee

![Astro DAO](@site/static/img/astrodao3.png)

_**Voila**_! Your DAO is live and thriving on Astro!

**Note:** The creation of a DAO on Astro requires a storage fee of 5 NEAR, this is a fee for deploying the DAO and does not go to the platform.

### Next Steps

If your DAO isn’t utilizing a voting token, then you can skip the next part and refer to the details below to flex all the features of your DAO on Astro.

### A Note on DAOs

Decentralized autonomous organizations are still in their relative infancy. However, we believe the accessibility granted by Astro will open up the world of DAOs to the masses.&#x20;

On that note, build, create, and innovate through your DAO and unlock all of the benefits that a decentralized, open, and transparent system can yield.

Happy building! \
Come and join the Astro Community over on Telegram [here](https://t.me/astro\_near)\