From c13861e13cc183e72a029cb0af9885b412e466db Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Henrique Dias Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:36:58 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify admin password --- www/docs/installation.md | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/www/docs/installation.md b/www/docs/installation.md index 810410a9..5d487222 100644 --- a/www/docs/installation.md +++ b/www/docs/installation.md @@ -30,13 +30,14 @@ filebrowser -r /path/to/your/files ### Configuring -Done! It will bootstrap a database in which all the configurations and users are stored. Now, you can see on your command line the address in which your instance is running. You just need to go to that URL and use the following credentials: - -* Username: `admin` -* Password: (printed in your console) +Now your instance is up and running. File Browser will automatically bootstrap a database, in which the configuration and the users are stored. You can find the address in which your instance is running, as well as the randomly generated password for the user `admin`, in the console logs. Although this is the fastest way to bootstrap an instance, we recommend you to take a look at other possible options, by checking `config init --help` and `config set --help`, to make the installation as safe and customized as it can be. +> [!WARNING] +> +> The automatically generated password for the user `admin` is only displayed once. If you fail to remember it, you will need to manually delete the database and start File Browser again. + ## Docker File Browser is available as two different Docker images, which can be found on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/filebrowser/filebrowser).