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Nyalin Manuals
Use these manuals to install the instance, set up the first administrator, and complete the core social and moderation workflows without reading source code.
General user manual
Sign in, finish your profile, post notes, attach media, read timelines, use deck columns, search, and handle safety actions.
Open manualAdministrator manual
Create accounts, configure signup, review reports, apply moderation actions, and explain account-state changes.
Open manualServer operator manual
Prepare PostgreSQL and S3-compatible storage, apply the checked entity-first release with a separate applying role, and run the app with the restricted runtime role.
Open manualRecommended first-run path
- Attach PostgreSQL 18 and S3-compatible object storage, prepare secrets, and apply the checked release to an empty database with the one-off schema-admin process.
- Start the app with only the restricted runtime database credential, open Setup, create the first administrator, sign in, and choose the signup policy.
- General user flow then begins with sign in or signup, profile setup, posting, following, and safety controls.