When you have a fresh installation of Parcel, you will need to perform the initial setup to create the first administrator user. This is done through the web interface when you first access Parcel.
When you frist visit your Parcel installation in your browser, you will see the Parcel welcome page asking you to create the first administrator user.
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The first administrator user is required to access the Parcel web interface and manage the system, such as adding new users and teams.
The setup form asks for the username for the new administrator user, and a password. The username is expected to be a series of alphanumeric characters, hyphens and underscores. This restriction is required to ensure that the username can be used in URLs without issues.
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The password must be at least 8 characters long, and should be a strong password to ensure the security of the administrator account. The password is stored securely in the database, so you do not need to worry about it being exposed. We use argon2 to hash passwords stored in the database.
Once you have entered a valid username and a strong password, you can click the "Create administrator" button to create the first administrator user. Afterwards you will be redirected to the administrator dashboard, where you can administrating users and teams.
To go to the uploads page, you can click the "Parcel" logo on the top left corner of the page, where you can upload your first files.