---
title: How to create a course in Tapmy
description: "Create an online course in Tapmy: build lessons, add files and video, set free or paid access, and test enrollment as a student before you promote it."
lead:
  - To create a course in Tapmy, add the Course component to your store, build a short sequence of lessons, choose free or paid access, then enroll a test student to check that every lesson opens. Tapmy takes 3% of course sales on Pro and 1% on Max.
tags:
  - digital-products
  - courses
source: docs/tapmy-wiki/pages/create-a-course-in-tapmy--7f7ca1f8.md
---

A course fits best when buyers need lessons in order and ongoing access, not one file. If you only have a single PDF or template, a simple digital product is easier. Course availability can depend on your deployment, so check that the Course component shows up for your store first.

## What should I prepare before building a course? {#before-you-start}

Write down the one result a student should reach, then list your lessons. Collect videos, downloads and links, and make sure you own or license every file. Decide how long students keep access and what your refund policy says.

## How do I build a course step by step? {#build-the-minimum-complete-course}

Order lessons by how a student learns, not by when you recorded them. Each lesson should end with a clear next action.

1. Open your store and confirm Course is available. Give it a title that names the subject or result. Do not promise success.
2. Write the description: who it is for, prerequisites, what is included and what is not.
3. Add modules or lessons. A simple pattern is orientation, then practice with examples, then a finish.
4. Upload each lesson's video, file or link. Open every one from a student account, not your creator account.
5. Choose free or paid access. For plan details, see [pricing](/pricing).
6. Check the student limit for your plan (see below) before launch.
7. Preview the sales page and lessons on phone and desktop, including long titles.
8. Enroll a test student through your public course page. Confirm they get access and that the student shows up in your creator view.

## How do I know the course works? {#what-success-looks-like}

A new student can read the promise, enroll through the free or paid flow, open each lesson and file, and move through in the order you set. You can find their enrollment and help them. A published sales page alone does not prove delivery works, so always test as a student while signed out of your creator account.

## What if something goes wrong? {#troubleshooting-and-limits}

- **The Course component is missing.** Check that you picked the right store. If it still does not appear, ask [Tapmy Support](/help/tapmy-support).
- **A student cannot open a lesson.** Check the email they enrolled with, whether the lesson is published, and whether the file uploaded.
- **New students are blocked.** You may have reached your plan's student cap. Review it before deleting any records.

Course student limits: 10 lifetime on Free, 100 lifetime on Pro, unlimited on Max. Lesson file size: 500 MB on Free, 1 GiB on Pro, about 2 GiB on Max. Quizzes, certificates and drip schedules are not promised features.

If a student may have paid, do not charge them again, delete the order or remove access while you investigate. Save the order, buyer email, product and time first. Tapmy takes 3% of sales on Pro and 1% on Max; Stripe processing fees are separate.

## What should I do next? {#next-steps}

Refine your lessons, run one full student path, and plan how you will answer access questions before you promote the course.

If it still fails, [contact Tapmy Support](/help/tapmy-support) with your public course URL, the buyer email, order or receipt reference, exact time and time zone, and screenshots. Never send passwords, codes, full card data or private keys.