Getting started with Merca

Install Merca, add a node and a store, then learn the basics of multi-store operations, credential management, and team access.

To launch a store or check a node, use the Merca desktop app. Your everyday browser cannot replace a Merca store window.

Install

You don't have a node yet, or see the message Select a node. when launching a store: Add a node
This computer is slow reaching the node, or you want system proxy in front of the node: How the proxy chain works
You already have a platform login: How to add a store
You don't have a platform login yet and need to register: How to register a new store
A main account and a platform sub-account should share one node: How to add a platform sub-account

Launch is blocked, or the store window signed in as a different account: How login protection works
The sign-in page doesn't autofill the username and password: How password autofill works
Want to import cookies, or copy a login from another browser: Why cookies can't be imported
Set up an Amazon Passkey in the store window: How to set up an Amazon Passkey
Set up Amazon two-step verification in the store window: How to set up Amazon two-step verification
Save an Outlook or other mailbox login for this store: How to add an additional (email) account
Whether to open the store mailbox in your everyday browser: Should I sign in to email in Merca?

You were invited and need to sign in with a team account: How to add a member
Create a login for a teammate: How to add a member
Let a member see only some stores: How to assign stores to a member
Give a service provider a temporary login, then take it back: How to give a service provider a temporary account
See who signed in, launched a store, or changed access: How to view the activity log

Understand per-store browser environment settings: How store fingerprints work in Merca
Install an extension in the store window: How to install an extension
Change the local data directory, or clear cache and local data: How to manage local store data
Where downloaded files go: How to set the download directory

Coming from Ziniao, or comparing the two: Merca vs Ziniao Browser
Residential, ISP, datacenter, or cloud: How to tell node types apart
Which country for a cross-border store vs a store under a local company: Which country should I buy a node in
Amazon, TikTok Shop, and Walmart on one node: Can one node run stores on different platforms
Changing a store's node: Is it risky to change a store's node
Whether a fully clean node exists: What is node contamination
If I cancel a node, can someone else buy it: Can someone else use a node I cancelled
If this computer's system proxy breaks: Will a broken system proxy expose the local network
Two-step verification and passkeys: Store TOTP and passkeys: storage and access
Can I import cookies: Why cookies can't be imported
Whether to sign in to email in Merca: Should I sign in to email in Merca?
Video verification and face recognition: Video and face verification in Merca
Limits on network access: What are the limits on network access

These steps are in the Merca VPS browser, not the desktop app.

Install the portable browser: Install Merca VPS
Set up an Amazon Passkey in VPS: Set up an Amazon Passkey with Merca VPS
Set up Amazon two-step verification in VPS: Set up Amazon two-step verification with Merca VPS