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I am trying to get started through the dashboard

https://v2.steemconnect.com/dashboard

Is there any easier way to create the initial app?

I used the following guide to get started:

https://steemit.com/steemconnect/@noisy/how-to-configure-steemconnect-v2-and-use-it-with-your-application-how-it-works-and-how-it-is-different-from-v1