# Configuration

After you’ve Install and activated the plugin, navigate to Dashboard > **Contact Pay**

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Before you start using the plugin, you need to ensure that you have a Stripe account set up. To set up your Stripe API keys after creating your Stripe account, follow this [link](https://stripe.com/docs/keys).

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### Try a temporary Stripe API Key?

If you don't have a stripe account yet but still want to evaluate our plugin, you can simply click the **Import** button which will generate a temporary account from us. You can use it for short-term test purposes. However, since this key may limit some features and settings, we would recommend you to use your own key once you finish the evaluation.

### Webhooks

This step is **necessary** to enable Stripe-hosted checkout redirection and email notifications. For detailed instructions, please refer to this page to configure your Webhooks.

{% content-ref url="webhook-configuration" %}
[webhook-configuration](https://cf7-docs.payaddons.com/getting-started/webhook-configuration)
{% endcontent-ref %}