# Live Events (/docs/live-events)



Live Events is Resytech's ticketing product for shows, concerts, parties, and other
one-off events. Organizers create events in the dashboard and publish them to
[Resyevents](https://resyevents.com), the public storefront where buyers pick tickets,
pay, and receive QR tickets by email.

It is a separate line of business from activity bookings. Events do not use the
scheduling engine, equipment, or facilitators. An event is a start time, an end time, a
pool of tickets, and an order pipeline of its own.

How It Fits Together [#how-it-fits-together]

| Piece            | What it does                                                                                                                                                          |
| ---------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Venue**        | A reusable profile (address, time zone, logo, photos, links) with its own public page. Optional, but it saves retyping and gives every event a venue page to link to. |
| **Event**        | The show itself: name, description, dates, poster, and the venue it happens at.                                                                                       |
| **Ticket types** | The tiers on sale, each with a price, capacity, and per-order limits.                                                                                                 |
| **Add-ons**      | Optional extras (drink packages, merchandise) sold alongside tickets.                                                                                                 |
| **Storefront**   | The public page at `resyevents.com/e/{slug}` where buyers actually purchase.                                                                                          |
| **Orders**       | What a buyer bought, what they paid, and the tickets that were issued.                                                                                                |

The Lifecycle of an Event [#the-lifecycle-of-an-event]

1. **Draft.** Create the event, add ticket types and add-ons. Nothing is public yet, and you can change anything.
2. **Publish.** Resytech checks that the event is sellable (see [Publishing](/docs/live-events/publishing)) and puts it live at its public link.
3. **On sale.** Buyers hold tickets while they check out, pay by card, and receive tickets by email.
4. **At the door.** Staff scan each ticket's QR code to admit guests.
5. **After.** Review sales and the attendee list, refund individual orders, or cancel the event.

Before You Can Sell [#before-you-can-sell]

Two things must be true before an event can go live:

* Your organization is set up as an event organizer and your staff have the `events` permission.
* Stripe payouts are connected and charges are enabled for your organization, so money can reach your account. See [Fees and Payouts](/docs/live-events/fees-and-payouts).

Feature Pages [#feature-pages]

<Cards>
  <Card title="Venues" href="/docs/live-events/venues" />

  <Card title="Creating Events" href="/docs/live-events/creating-events" />

  <Card title="Ticket Types and Add-Ons" href="/docs/live-events/tickets-and-add-ons" />

  <Card title="Publishing" href="/docs/live-events/publishing" />

  <Card title="Fees and Payouts" href="/docs/live-events/fees-and-payouts" />

  <Card title="The Storefront" href="/docs/live-events/storefront" />

  <Card title="Storefront Themes" href="/docs/live-events/themes" />

  <Card title="Orders and Refunds" href="/docs/live-events/orders-and-refunds" />

  <Card title="Door Check-In" href="/docs/live-events/check-in" />

  <Card title="Sales and Attendees" href="/docs/live-events/sales-and-attendees" />
</Cards>