Initial administrator setup

The operator must install and configure TinyCMS first. Public sign-up is disabled; bootstrap creates the first administrator only.

Create the account

1. Ask the operator for the installation's temporary SETUP_TOKEN through a secure channel.
2. Open /setup at your CMS address.
3. Enter the token, name, email, password, and password confirmation.
4. Submit Create the administrator.
5. Verify the account using the email sent to your address, then sign in.

Use a password with at least 12 characters. If creation succeeds but email sending fails, retry verification through sign-in after the operator fixes email configuration; do not try to recreate the account.

The operator should remove SETUP_TOKEN from the runtime environment and restart after setup. Never put it in frontend configuration. Setup is unavailable once an administrator already exists.

Prepare the workspace

1. Configure Languages.
2. Define Articles in Content Designer.
3. Create users and content permissions.
4. Create a test draft and verify review, publication, and delivery.
5. Ask the operator to create and validate a full backup.

An account created in Users still needs appropriate content access. Creating a publisher does not grant access to every type.