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Admin - Logging Into a New Install

Both the data/users.db and data/licences.db files are created automatically when the server is started for the first time. There are no users included when these files are initialized. You can get started by using the default admin user.

In your data/config.js file, set the following property:

config.admin = {
  defaultPassword: "password"
};

As with all changes to the config.js file, you will have to restart Node before the change takes effect.

Once set, you will be able to log into the application with admin as the user name and the password set in your config.js file.

It is not recommended to use the config.js file on an ongoing basis for your admin credentials.

You should visit the User Management area to create a proper admin user with an encrypted password in the users.db database.

• If you create a new user with admin as the user name, that new user will override the default admin user, even if the admin.defaultPassword property is set.

• If you are not creating a user with the user name admin, it is recommended that your either remove the property from your config.js file altogether, or set it to blank when you’re done.