# Quick start > Your first academy, from sign-up to your first enrolled student. Source: https://paatya.net/docs/get-started/quick-start This guide takes you from nothing to a working academy with one course and one enrolled student. Follow the ten steps in order. Each step links to a page with more detail if you need it. ![Video: all ten steps in about four minutes, from sign-up to your first enrolled student](https://paatya.net/docs/video/get-started-quick-start.mp4) ## Before you start - An email address you can open now. Your sign-up code is sent there. - Your logo as a PNG or JPG file (optional; you can add it later). - One short MP4 video for your first lesson (optional; you can add it later). - About 30 minutes. ## Step 1: Create your academy Go to [paatya.net/signup](https://paatya.net/signup). Enter your academy's name, choose its web address, add your own details and pick a password. Then click **Create my academy**. **You should see:** a **Check your email** screen. More detail: [Create your academy](https://paatya.net/docs/get-started/create-your-academy) ## Step 2: Confirm your email Open the email from Paatya and copy the 6-digit code. Type it into the **Code** box and click **Verify and create academy**. The code works for 10 minutes. **You should see:** "Your academy is ready". Paatya signs you in and opens the setup wizard. ## Step 3: Complete the setup wizard The wizard has three short steps: **About your academy**, **Logo and colours** and **Add balance**. Fill in what you can. Click **Save and continue** after each step. You can change all of it later. **You should see:** your logo and colours on your academy's screens. More detail: [The setup wizard](https://paatya.net/docs/get-started/setup-wizard) ## Step 4: Add balance Paatya has no subscription. You add prepaid balance, and your academy's usage is taken from it. Your academy starts with **₹100 of welcome credit**, so you can create courses and add students straight away, and recharge when you're ready. Click **Add balance** (in the wizard, or on your dashboard), choose an amount of at least ₹1,000 and complete the payment. Your first recharge earns bonus credit. **You should see:** your new balance on the dashboard. More detail: [Add balance](https://paatya.net/docs/billing/add-balance) ## Step 5: Create your first course In the left menu, click **Courses**, then **Create Course**. Enter a **Course title** and a short description. Click **Save & Continue**. **You should see:** the course's **Curriculum** page. The course is saved as a **Draft**, so students cannot see it yet. More detail: [Create a course](https://paatya.net/docs/courses/create-a-course) ## Step 6: Add a section and a topic On the Curriculum page, click **Add Section** and type a name, such as "Week 1". Then click **+ Topic** on that section, type the topic's name and press Enter. Click the topic's name to open it. Upload a video, add a quiz or attach a document, then click **Publish topic**. **You should see:** the topic marked **Published** on the Curriculum page. More detail: [Build the curriculum](https://paatya.net/docs/courses/curriculum) and [Add a video](https://paatya.net/docs/courses/add-a-video) ## Step 7: Publish the course At the top right of the course, click **Publish**, then **Publish course** to confirm. A course needs at least one published topic before it can be published. **You should see:** the course marked **Published** in your course list. More detail: [Publish, clone, archive or delete](https://paatya.net/docs/courses/publish-archive-delete) ## Step 8: Add a student In the left menu, click **Students**, then **Add student**. Enter the student's **First name**, **Last name** and **Email address**. Keep **Send a welcome email** switched on. Click **Add student**. **You should see:** the student in your list with the status **Invited**. They get an email with a link to choose their password. More detail: [Add a student](https://paatya.net/docs/students/add-a-student) ## Step 9: Enroll the student In the left menu, click **Enrollments**, then **New enrollment**. Tick the student, choose the course under **Enroll into**, and click **Enroll 1 Student**. **You should see:** the enrollment in the list with the status **Not started**. > **Tip:** You can also enroll a student while adding them. In the **Add student** form, click the course's name under **Enrolment**. More detail: [Enroll students](https://paatya.net/docs/enrollments/enroll-students) ## Step 10: Check it works Once your student has set their password and signed in, they see the course under **My Courses** and can start learning. Their progress appears on your **Dashboard** and under **Analytics**. More detail: [Your students' experience](https://paatya.net/docs/student-experience/overview) and [Dashboard](https://paatya.net/docs/analytics/dashboard) ## You're done Your academy is running. Next, you might want to: - [Build your public landing page](https://paatya.net/docs/academy/landing-page) so visitors can see your courses. - [Invite another admin](https://paatya.net/docs/academy/admins) to help you. - [Set spending limits and alerts](https://paatya.net/docs/billing/limits-and-alerts).