---
title: "Lesson 1: How to Setup Registration and Payments"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/software/learndash/academy/lesson-1-how-to-setup-registration-and-payments/"
description: "In this section, you’ll learn how to set up free and paid courses, enable user registration, create and manage coupons, and sell memberships. We’ll start by wal…"
vertical: "Software"
area: "Academy"
topics: ["Billing and Payments", "Courses", "Getting Started", "LearnDash 101", "Membership Levels"]
date: "2023-02-16"
last_modified: "2023-02-16"
---

# Lesson 1: How to Setup Registration and Payments

In this section, you’ll learn how to set up **free and paid courses**, enable **user registration**, create and manage **coupons**, and sell **memberships**. We’ll start by walking through how to sign up users for both free and paid courses.