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This guide takes a fleet from nothing to charging in two parts.

Part 1: Set up your depot

A site your own drivers charge at, closed to everyone else.

Part 2: Put your drivers on the road

Those same drivers charging across other networks, on the same charge keys.
Each step keeps to the shortest path and links to the capability that covers it in depth.

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Before you start

You’ll need:
  • A Spirii Connect account with CPO access.
  • A charger installed on site and ready to connect.
  • Your fleet’s RFID keys, or the VIN or MAC address of each vehicle for Autocharge.
Throughout, the examples follow Acme Inc., a fleet running a depot at Munich DC Hub.

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Part 1: Set up your depot

The goal: a private depot where your fleet charges for free, closed to everyone else.
1

Create a free tariff

Every location bills against a tariff, so create one first. For charging your own fleet, make it 0 EUR. Paid pricing can come later if you open the site to others. See Pricing options and logic for how tariffs are built.
2

Create the depot location

Create Munich DC Hub under your Acme Inc. customer account, enter its address, and link the tariff. Leave it unpublished: a private depot isn’t listed in any app. Location configuration covers the full set of options.
3

Activate your charger

Add your charger to the location and bring it online. You’ll see it move from Pending to Online once it connects. Charger activation walks the connection, and the Quick start for CPOs has the detailed first-charger flow if you want it.
4

Issue charge keys and lock the depot to your fleet

Create your drivers’ charge keys, billed to Acme Inc., then put them in a charge key group and bind that group to Munich DC Hub. Because the site is private, only charge keys in the group can charge there, which makes the depot exclusively your fleet’s. Charge key authentication covers issuing charge keys and bulk-loading a whole fleet at once.
You’ll know Part 1 worked when a driver taps their key at the depot and charging starts. The session then appears in Connect, billed to Acme Inc. at 0 EUR.

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Part 2: Put your drivers on the road

The goal: the same drivers charging away from the depot, on other operators’ networks.
1

Enable roaming on your fleet's charge keys

Turn on roaming for the charge keys you issued, and check each is active and labelled in the DK.SPI.C{customerPrefix} format. A correctly labelled, roaming-enabled charge key is what lets a driver charge outside your own network.
2

Get the app into your drivers' hands

Your drivers charge on other networks through your branded app or Spirii Go. Each driver installs the app, adds their key, and either sets up payment or relies on the Acme Inc. billing you configured. See Roaming connection for how roaming access works.
3

Find charging along a route

Use the Charge map in Connect to see every charger your drivers can reach (your own, public, and roaming), and filter a route for the right connector and vehicle type. See Network coverage.
You’ll know Part 2 worked when a driver charges at another operator’s charger and the session lands back in Connect as a roaming session, billed to Acme Inc.

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Next steps

Open your depot to the public

Make the site public and set opening hours to earn revenue outside your fleet’s charging times. Covered in Location configuration and Location access.

Balance power at the depot

Distribute charging across the site so a full depot doesn’t overload the supply.

Price for third parties

Set paid and roaming tariffs once you open the site beyond your own fleet.

Quick start for CPOs

The single-charger walkthrough, if you want the depot’s charger flow in full.