Set up your research desk

Connect a new MariaDB database and create your administrator account. Setup adds the source feeds, reference topics and publishing rules.

Server requirements

The required server checks passed.

PHP 8.4 or newerAvailable: Detected PHP 8.4.24
PHP ctype extensionAvailable: Available
PHP curl extensionAvailable: Available
PHP dom extensionAvailable: Available
PHP fileinfo extensionAvailable: Available
PHP json extensionAvailable: Available
PHP mbstring extensionAvailable: Available
PHP openssl extensionAvailable: Available
PHP pdo extensionAvailable: Available
PHP pdo_mysql extensionAvailable: Available
PHP tokenizer extensionAvailable: Available
PHP xml extensionAvailable: Available
PHP zip extensionAvailable: Available
Production dependenciesAvailable: Included in this package
Application folderAvailable: Needed to create the private .env file
Storage folderAvailable: Needed for sessions, logs and backups
Bootstrap cacheAvailable: Needed by Laravel at runtime

Website and database

Website URL Database host Database port Database name Database username Database password

Administrator

Your name Email used to sign in Password (at least 12 characters) Confirm password

AI provider keys (optional during setup)

Add a key now or use Admin → AI providers later. Publishing waits until working providers cover extraction, writing and checking.

ClinePass API key (writer and fast profiles) Groq API key Gemini API key Cloudflare token Cloudflare account ID SambaNova API key StepFun API key (Step Plan subscription) OpenRouter API key

I am using a new, empty database for this site.

Setup stores provider keys encrypted, queues the project catalogue and locks this installer. Afterward, add the single cron command shown on the completion page.