> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://fayneos.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Quickstart: build your first academy

> Use guided setup to plan an academy from what you teach and your own material, get your first course written for free, and share a preview URL. No credit card or coding required.

Getting started with Fayne is a short guided setup. You tell Fayne what you teach and who it is for, add any material you already have, and Fayne plans a whole academy of courses around it. You pick one course to build first, and Fayne writes it for you, free, while you look around. You start a free trial with no credit card, and you refine everything from your dashboard afterward.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Say what you teach">
    The first screen asks **What do you want to teach, and who is it for?** One or two sentences is plenty. You can also add **Your website** (optional): Fayne reads it for your branding and what you already teach, and prefills the next steps.

    Not sure what to teach yet? Click **Start from a ready-made course** under **Continue**, pick a course from the library with **Start with this course**, and Fayne opens your academy with it. You skip the plan and go straight to your details. The course is yours to edit, and you can build your own courses whenever you're ready.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add your material">
    **Got anything we should build from?** Drop in slide decks, documents and PDFs, links to your videos, or notes you've written, using **Choose files**, **Add link**, or **Paste text** (and **Google Drive** when shown). Your own material makes the courses sound like you. Everything you add is saved to your [Knowledge](/docs/content/knowledge), so the AI keeps using it later. Nothing to add? Choose **Skip, build from my answers**.

    <Tip>
      The more specific your answer and your material, the closer the plan fits your audience. If your answer is broad, Fayne asks **A couple of quick questions** first; you can skip any of them.
    </Tip>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a few details">
    Enter your **First name** and **Business name**. Your business name becomes your academy's name and web address on `fayneos.com` (for example, `acme-consulting.fayneos.com`).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review your academy plan">
    **Which course should we write first?** Fayne proposes three or four courses for your academy, each with a one-line promise and an estimated lesson count. The one it would start with is marked **Recommended**.

    * Pick the course you want built first. Every course stays in your plan; you only choose which one comes first.
    * Rename any course with the pencil icon.
    * Not quite right? **Suggest a different set**, say **What should be different?** (or tap a suggestion such as **More beginner-friendly** or **Fewer, deeper courses**), and Fayne proposes a new plan. You get three new sets, and your current plan stays if you change your mind.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Build your first course">
    Click **Build "*your course*"**. Your first course is on Fayne, up to 8 lessons, and it does not use your trial's AI credits. Fayne applies your branding, reserves your web address, and starts writing the course, then takes you to your dashboard after about 30 seconds. The course keeps writing in the background.

    <Info>
      You don't write an outline or approve it during setup. Fayne plans and writes the first course for you, and everything is fully editable afterward.
    </Info>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Look around while it writes">
    Home shows **Your academy** with your first course's progress ("Writing your first course · 3 of 8") and a short checklist of next steps. Open the course any time: lessons appear as they finish. See [Owner dashboard](/docs/academy/owner-dashboard).

    The other courses from your plan wait on the **Courses** page, in the **In the works** row, as briefs you can build whenever you're ready. See [Courses in the works](/docs/academy/courses#courses-in-the-works).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Refine and share">
    From here you customize: edit lessons, adjust your branding, add more courses, and set up pricing when you are ready. Your academy is live in preview at your subdomain during your trial, so you can share the link and invite your first students right away.

    <Note>
      You start a 7-day free trial with no credit card required. During the trial your academy runs in preview mode and shows a small **Fayne trial preview** badge to students. The trial includes 100 AI credits, enough for about one more short course from your plan; removing the badge needs a paid plan. You are only charged when you choose one.
    </Note>
  </Step>
</Steps>

## What comes next

Your academy is built, but there is a lot more you can do from the dashboard. Most owners spend the first few days after setup editing lesson content, refining their branding, setting up payments, and inviting their first students.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Branding" icon="palette" href="/docs/academy/branding">
    Fine-tune your academy name, tagline, logo, brand color, subdomain, and email sender identity.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Block editor" icon="layout-panel-left" href="/docs/content/block-editor">
    Edit lessons with text, quizzes, flashcards, videos, tables, downloads, and more.
  </Card>

  <Card title="AI customization" icon="sparkles" href="/docs/content/ai-customization">
    Rewrite lessons in your voice using plain-English instructions in the editor.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Managing students" icon="users" href="/docs/students/managing-students">
    Invite students, track progress, and manage access from your student roster.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


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