Koursely has a lot of modules, and it's not obvious what order to configure them in. This checklist is the recommended sequence for going from a fresh account to accepting your first paid enrollment, roughly organized across a week — move faster or slower depending on how much content you already have ready.

Day 1–2: Foundation

1. Verify your account and complete onboarding — see account verification.
2. Set your brand basics: logo, brand color, and academy name in Settings.
3. Connect a payment gateway. This is the one dependency almost everything else builds toward — see connecting payment gateways. Do this early since KYC/verification on the gateway side can take a day or two.

Day 2–3: Content Infrastructure

1. Connect a video provider (Mux, Bunny.net, or Gumlet) if you're hosting pre-recorded video — see video hosting setup.
2. Build your first course — modules, lessons, and drip schedule if relevant. See course creation.
3. Set the price and decide whether to add an order bump or upsell now or later (you can always add these after launch).

Day 3–4: Custom Domain (Optional but Recommended)

1. Point your domain's DNS at Koursely and verify — SSL provisions automatically. See custom domain setup.
2. This step has DNS propagation delay built in, which is why it's worth starting a day or two before you plan to launch, not the morning of.

Day 5: Community & Engagement

1. Create your first community channel(s) if your program includes an engagement/community component.
2. Configure gamification (XP values, badges) if you want participation to feel rewarded from day one.

Day 6: Communication

1. Connect an email provider (Resend, Brevo, SendGrid, or SMTP) so transactional emails send from your own domain.
2. Optionally connect WhatsApp automation for reminder/nudge messaging — see WhatsApp setup.
3. Set up at least one automation rule (for example, a welcome message on registration).

Day 7: Launch

1. Do a full test enrollment yourself — pay for your own course with a real (small) transaction if possible, to confirm checkout, confirmation email, and course access all work end to end.
2. Share your academy link and open enrollment.