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first-login First login First login

A fresh install has no users and no instance. The first visit creates both.

1. Bootstrap

Open the control plane in a browser. Because no user exists, you land on /setup.

Fill in:

Field Notes
Instance name Display name. Shown throughout the UI
Email Becomes your sign-in identity
Password Stored bcrypt-hashed

Submitting creates the instance and its owner you.

:::warning Bootstrap works exactly once The endpoint is open only while the database has no users. As soon as the first one exists, There is no second chance to create the first owner, so record the credentials before you continue. :::

2. Copy the Instance ID

Once you have finished setup you will see the successfully created page.

This will show the Instance ID. You will need this ID when creating a license in the HQ.

3. Sign in

Click the continue to sign in button on the successful setup page.

You will be taken to /login. Sign in with the email and password you just set.

4. Look around

You land on the servers dashboard, which is empty. The sidebar is the whole product:

Section What it does
Servers The server enrol, inspect, console, update
Keys SSH public keys and their assignments
Workflows Compose and run scripted work
Steps The reusable step library
Monitors HTTP, TCP, ICMP and TLS checks
Secrets The encrypted vault
Audit Every mutating action
Settings Members, SSO, alerts, retention, licence

5. Add the rest of your team

Go to Settings → Access. Add members with a role:

Role Can
owner Everything, including billing-adjacent settings
admin Everything except owner-only settings
member Day-to-day work servers, keys, workflows, monitors

Settings and organisation management require owner or admin.

If you would rather not manage passwords, configure single sign-on instead: see Settings.

You can add more than one identity provider; each gets its own button on the login page, and no buttons appear at all until at least one provider is configured.