> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://www.help.creatora.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Introduction to Creatora

> Understand what Creatora helps you manage and choose where to start.

Creatora gives professionals a platform under their own brand for publishing video courses, selling access, and working with Students. The Admin Panel is where Administrators prepare the public platform, courses, Offers, and day-to-day operations. Creatora also includes Community, analytics, services, and integrations.

These guides follow the tasks you need to complete. Start with the part that matches your situation; you do not need to read them in order.

## Choose where to start

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  <Card title="Create a platform" icon="rocket" href="/en/get-started/create-your-first-platform-from-a-course-idea">
    Begin with a course idea, then review and finish the generated starting point.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Open the Admin Panel" icon="grid-2" href="/en/get-started/open-and-navigate-the-admin-panel">
    Already have a platform? Find the controls for its day-to-day setup.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build your public presence" icon="palette" href="/en/build-your-platform/build-and-curate-the-homepage">
    Shape the homepage that visitors see, then check your brand and navigation.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Prepare a course" icon="play" href="/en/courses/create-your-first-private-course">
    Create a private course before adding lessons, sales content, and an Offer.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Connect checkout" icon="credit-card" href="/en/checkout/connect-your-stripe-account">
    Set up your Stripe connection and review the available payment choices.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Check an order" icon="receipt" href="/en/orders/verify-and-troubleshoot-an-order">
    Find the order result and check what it establishes about payment and access.
  </Card>
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The sidebar keeps the individual guides for each step, including sign-in, course content, Offers, Student checkout, and order lookup.

Use the guide for each task to check what visitors or Students can see. For a paid purchase, start with the [order guide](/en/orders/verify-and-troubleshoot-an-order).

Creatora also supports custom domains, coupons, a platform-wide Community, analytics, and professional services. The guides above cover the first platform and course journey.