What do I need to make my store live?

Going live needs two things:

1. A payment method — Cash on Delivery, UPI, bank transfer or an online gateway (Settings → Store Settings → Payment Gateway).
2. Shipping — manual shipping turned on, or at least one shipping zone (Settings → Store Settings → Shipping Setup).

Tax is on the checklist too but doesn't block going live; add a GST rate under Manage Tax if you charge it. Click Go live in the top bar — the checklist shows what is still missing. Until then the store stays in Demo mode. Add your products before you share the link.