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# Creating a Community in Synamate

## Step 1: Setting up client portal and domain

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1. How to create a client portal in Synamate
2. How to Add a custom domain to your Community

## Step 2: Setting up a community & branding

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1. How to Create a Group
2. How to Brand your Group according to your brand assets
3. Group Settings
4. Payment Settings
5. Themes and Gamification

## Step 3: Discussions

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1. Creating Channels
2. Private Channels
3. Creating Posts
4. Inviting members to your Community

## Step 4: Learning Tab

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1. How to add a course to a Community
2. Payment Settings for your Courses in a Community

## Step 5: Members Tab

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1. Inviting members to the community
2. Managing Invited, Banned, Admins Contributors of the Community

## Step 6: Events Tab

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## Step 7: Leaderboard Tab

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1. Gamification of a Community
2. Setting up levels for boosting engagement
3. Rewarding members on completing each level

## Step 8: About Tab

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1. Changing your About info of your community
2. Adding Videos and images to your About section

## Automate Your Communities

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1. How to Automatically give and revoke access to your Communities using automations
2. How to Automatically give and revoke access to a channel using automations
3. How to Grant Leaderboard points automatically