> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.skyvexsoftware.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Invite your pilots

> Get pilots flying for your airline in Stratos. Share your invite code, list your airline in the Stratos airline directory, and know what pilots see when they join.

Pilots join your airline in Stratos in one of two ways: with your invite code, or by finding you in the Stratos airline directory. You can use both. This guide covers each, and what pilots see once they're in.

## Share your invite code

Every airline has a 6-character invite code. Pilots choose **Invite code** in Stratos's airline list and enter it. It works whether or not you're listed, so it suits private airlines and staged rollouts.

1. Open **Settings → General**.
2. Copy the code from the **Invite code** card and share it on your website or Discord.

![Settings, General tab, with the airline's invite code and New code](https://mintcdn.com/skyvexsoftware/bs1lqmNtmj0XilDu/images/screenshots/console/settings-general-light.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=bs1lqmNtmj0XilDu\&q=85\&s=2de0dd9e021f8b361fc8bdde774c93f5)

The code is also on your airline's [Overview](/console/overview.md), and **Copy invite code** is in the [command menu](/console/command-menu-and-shortcuts.md).

### Make a new code

If a code has leaked, click **New code**, then **Make new code**. The old code stops working straight away, so update it anywhere you've shared it. Pilots who've already joined stay joined.

## List your airline in Stratos

Turn on **Stratos airline directory** on **Settings → Listing** and any pilot can find your airline in Stratos and ask to join. Turn it off and only pilots with your invite code can join.

![Settings, Listing tab, with the Stratos airline directory switch](https://mintcdn.com/skyvexsoftware/bs1lqmNtmj0XilDu/images/screenshots/console/settings-listing-light.webp?fit=max\&auto=format\&n=bs1lqmNtmj0XilDu\&q=85\&s=b4106c00800940274ce35b1251fcdbf2)

Before you can turn it on, your airline needs light and dark logos (on [Branding](/console/settings-branding.md)), and on Free, 10 completed flights with Stratos. On [Pro and Pro+](https://skyvexsoftware.com/pricing) you don't need the flights. The card lists what's left. Pilots see the change in Stratos shortly after.

The listing on skyvexsoftware.com is separate: see [Listing](/console/settings-listing.md).

## Send pilots the steps

At the end of set-up, **Copy the invite for pilots** (or **Copy the steps**) on the journey's last page copies a short message for your Discord or website: download Stratos, find your airline (or enter your invite code if you're not listed), and sign in with their crew system account.

## What pilots see

1. They download Stratos from [skyvexsoftware.com/download](https://skyvexsoftware.com/download).
2. On first launch they find your airline, in the directory or with your invite code.
3. They sign in the way you set up on [Settings → Connection](/console/settings-connection.md).
4. Stratos installs the plugins your airline gives them: Dashboard, Flight Tracking, Landing Analyser and Logbook for a new airline, less any you've removed, plus any you've added for them. See [Plugins](/console/plugins.md).
5. They book a flight, fly it and submit it, and the flight reaches your crew system.

The pilot side is covered in [Getting started](/guide/getting-started.md). It's worth skimming so you know what your pilots are reading.

## Related

* [Set up your airline](/guide/va-onboarding.md)
* [Listing](/console/settings-listing.md)
* [Connection](/console/settings-connection.md)


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