# Course Settings Course settings allow you to control how your course behaves — who can access it, how it appears, and what features are enabled. To access course settings, enter your course and click the **Settings** Settings tool on the course homepage. ## General Settings ### Course Visibility ![The course visibility settings showing public, open, registered, and closed options](https://3870221420-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FSHilSeDtvDev0n1c7wbJ%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-d7a025b1b29ed200e7fc8abcf8de26774fa06508%2Fcourse-settings-visibility.png?alt=media) Control who can access your course: | Setting | Description | | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Public** | Anyone, including anonymous visitors, can access the course | | **Open to platform** | All registered users on the platform can access the course | | **Registered only** | Only users explicitly enrolled in the course can access it | | **Closed** | The course is locked; no one can access it except the teacher | ### Course Information * **Course title** — The display name of your course * **Course code** — A short unique identifier (read-only after creation in most configurations) * **Course language** — The primary language for the course interface * **Course category** — The category under which the course appears in the catalog * **Course description** — A longer description visible in course details * **Course image** — Upload a thumbnail that represents your course in course listings ### Enrollment Settings Depending on your platform configuration, you may be able to control: * **Allow self-enrollment** — Whether learners can subscribe themselves through the course catalog * **Allow self-unsubscription** — Whether learners can leave the course on their own * **Enrollment password** — Require a password for self-enrollment (useful for restricting access to a specific group) ## Notification Settings Configure how course activity triggers notifications: * **Email notifications for new content** — Notify enrolled users when you add new documents, announcements, or other content ## User Permissions Control what learners are allowed to do within the course: * **Allow learners to edit their own publications** — Whether students can modify their submitted assignments * **Allow learners to see other learners' work** — Whether student submissions are visible to peers ## Disk Quota Each course has a storage limit (disk quota) for uploaded files. The quota is set by the platform administrator. You can see your current usage and limit in the course settings. > If you are running out of space, contact your platform administrator to request a quota increase, or remove unused files from the Documents tool.