Getting started

This section is for the person setting up a new Hatamoto site. You do not need to be a developer: if you can copy a command into a terminal and have used a hosting panel, you can follow it. At the end you have a running site, an owner account and accounts for the people who help you.

Once the site runs, the usual next jobs are to put it behind HTTPS with Reverse proxy and TLS and Hardening, to set its public address from the Configuration reference, to set up Email at Settings > Email if you skipped it in the wizard, and to plan Backups and updates. To change the look or add features, see Themes and Plugins. To bring an existing site with its old addresses, see Move your site.

Start here

Follow these in order the first time:

1. Before you install: check your server and gather what the install asks for.
2. Install the binary for a server you will keep, or Install with Docker to try Hatamoto on your own computer: either way your site starts and prints a setup code.
3. First run: create your owner account, name your site and set up email.
4. Create users: add the people who will work on the site, and reset a password.
5. A tour of the admin: find your way around the screens you will use.
6. Edit and publish content: write your first page and put it online.