welcome @ioik you can check this thread out for a beginners guide to autoflowers, and if you use the searchbar you’ll find lots more, there’s several members who almost exclusively grow autoflowers.
for germination guides you can try this thread or this one - i personally just fill my pot with soil, saturate it, then plant the seed a 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. i don’t like to risk damaging the fragile taproot sprouting them in a cup or paper towel
welcome to OG i look forward to watching your first harvest 