# Getting started

## Choose membership settings

Set your subscription access from the **Settings** → **Membership** → **Access** area within Ghost Admin. You can customize your access settings using the dropdown menus, then click **Save**.

Subscription access has three options:

- **Anyone can sign up**—member sign up and sign in is available to all visitors (default)
- **Paid-members only** – visitors can only sign up for paid membership
- **Only people I invite** — if you'd prefer an invite-only community, use this option to prevent member sign up, imported members can still log in
- **Nobody** — turn off all subscription and sign in functionality on your site

Next up, let's take a look at [how to customize Portal](/content/help/customize-portal/index.html) to give your audience a method of signing up for your memberships.