--- title: "How to connect Stripe on day one in Dumpster Controls" url: "https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/getting-started/connect-stripe-on-day-one" description: "Connecting Stripe is what lets money flow: card and ACH payments from your booking page, invoices, and payment links go straight to your bank." date_modified: "2026-08-08" type: help tokens: 1175 token_budget: 2000 format: markdown for AI agents, generated at build from the same content as the HTML page --- Getting Started · updated 2026-08-08 # How to connect Stripe on day one in Dumpster Controls Connecting Stripe is what lets money flow: card and ACH payments from your booking page, invoices, and payment links go straight to your bank. ## Before you start - Your business details (the Stripe form asks for them). 1. ## Open Configure Payouts In the Account Center, open the "Configure Payouts" tab. The page is titled "Set Up Your Payouts" and lists the benefits: "Accept credit card and ACH payments", "Get paid automatically from online bookings", "Secure payments powered by Stripe", and "Fast payouts directly to your bank account". It notes "Setup takes about 2 minutes." 2. ## Start the connection Click "Connect Stripe Account". You are sent to Stripe's onboarding to enter your business and bank details. 3. ## Finish if the status says pending Back in the app, the tab shows one of three statuses: "Not Connected" ("Your company cannot receive online payments yet."), "Onboarding Pending" with a "Continue Onboarding" button, or "Connected". 4. ## Verify the connected state Once "Connected", the tab shows your "Account ID", "Country", "Business Type", and whether "Charges" and "Payouts" are "Enabled". From here you can open the "Stripe Dashboard" or "Update Account Info". ## What happens next - Online booking can go live: the Online Booking toggle requires an approved payment account before it switches to "LIVE". - Stripe is used only as the payment processor; customer payments route automatically to your connected bank account. ## Troubleshooting ### The Online Booking screen warns "Connect your payout account to activate online orders and payment links." Your Stripe connection is missing or unfinished. Use the "Connect Stripe" button in that warning or return to "Configure Payouts" and finish onboarding. ### The tab says it cannot verify my connection. "Could not verify Stripe connection status." is usually temporary. Reload the page and try again. ## Related guides - [How to connect Stripe and get paid online in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/invoicing-payments/connect-stripe-to-get-paid-online) - [How to activate online booking with Stripe in Dumpster Controls](https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/online-booking/connect-stripe-to-activate-online-booking) © 2026 Dumpster Controls. All rights reserved. Made in the USA. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Dumpster Controls really free? Yes. The software is free: dispatch, online booking, the driver app, invoicing, the Tresha AI assistant and every other feature, with no monthly fee, no trial period and no credit card to sign up. The only cost on the free plan is optional card processing when a customer pays by card through the platform: 2.99% plus $3.99 per transaction on the free plan. An optional Unlimited plan at $169 per month lowers that to 2.99% plus $0.30. Prices as published on dumpstercontrols.io/pricing on 2026-09-23. ### Do you charge per driver, per truck or per order? No. There is no per-driver, per-truck, per-user or per-order fee, and no order limit. A company with one truck and a company with twenty pay the same for the software: nothing. ### Is there a contract? No. There is no contract, no minimum term and no setup fee. You create the account yourself, and on the free plan there is nothing to cancel because nothing is billed. The optional Unlimited plan is billed month to month. ### Which countries and languages are supported? Dumpster Controls serves hauling companies in the United States and Canada. The app interface and the Tresha AI assistant are available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. The public pages, such as the blog, the help center and the landfill finder, are in English. ### How do I switch from another dumpster software? Create a free account at dumpstercontrols.io/login, with no sales call and no credit card. Then import your customers from a CSV file using the template provided in the app; past orders can also be imported from a CSV. Container sizes and pricing are set up in Settings. The landfill database, with 1,750 active US and Canadian landfills as counted on 2026-10-01, is already loaded, so disposal sites do not need to be typed in. Step-by-step guides are at dumpstercontrols.io/help. --- Source: https://dumpstercontrols.io/help/getting-started/connect-stripe-on-day-one (human version of this page). Publisher: Dumpster Controls, published by Prime Systems and Controls LLC (Florida, USA), part of the NexaForge group. Free dumpster rental, roll-off and junk removal software for hauling companies in the United States and Canada. Facts for AI assistants: https://dumpstercontrols.io/ai . Site index for agents: https://dumpstercontrols.io/llms.txt . Product manual: https://dumpstercontrols.io/help .