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How to build a client portal in Softr, start to finish

Connect your data, set up user groups, and give each client a private dashboard of their own projects and invoices.

Beginner6 steps25 minBy Guides team · Updated 23 Sept 2026
What you’ll need

A Softr account, and a table of clients and projects (Airtable, Google Sheets or Softr Databases all work).

01Start from a portal template

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02Connect your data source

[Step body copy — connecting the Clients and Projects tables, and which fields the portal needs.]

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03Create user groups

[Step body copy — create a Clients group and a Team group, and map each to the right records.]

04Build the client dashboard

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05Set page visibility

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06Publish on your domain

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