> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.guito.pt/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Connect your bank > Link your bank accounts via open banking for automatic sync. In this tutorial you connect your first bank account and watch its balance appear in guito. By the end, you'll have one bank linked through open banking, syncing on its own, with nothing left to enter by hand. You authorize access at your own bank's portal, with your usual credentials, never inside guito. Access is read-only: guito reads your account balances, your transaction history, and the account holder name and IBAN, but can never move money or touch your funds. ## Connect your first account The steps are the same for any supported bank. Go to **Accounts** in the sidebar. In the accounts section, click **Add**. Search for and select your bank from the list. You'll be redirected to your bank's portal. Sign in with your usual banking credentials. Authorize read access to your accounts. Select the accounts you want to sync and confirm to complete the connection. ## See your balance appear After you confirm, your account shows up in the list with its balance, and your transactions are already named, categorized, and matched to a merchant. That's it, your first bank is connected. From now on, it syncs automatically, with nothing for you to do. ## Next steps How automatic sync works, how often your data refreshes, and how to renew a connection. How guito calculates and displays your account balances.