Set up your Eigen server

When you open Eigen for the first time, the setup wizard runs automatically. It collects a few essential details, creates your admin account, and marks the server as ready. This page walks you through what to expect.

The setup wizard

Open your Eigen instance in a browser. If setup has not been completed yet, you will see the Welcome to Eigen screen instead of the login page. Fill in the form below to get started.

Server configuration

Domain is the address where Eigen will be reachable, for example eigen.example.com. If your server has a DOMAIN environment variable set to a real hostname, the field is pre-filled and read-only.

Organization Name is the display name for your organisation. It appears in the interface and in emails sent to members.

Storage Type controls where Eigen stores user files. Three options are available:

• Local (Full names): files are stored on the server's local disk using their original names. A good default for most self-hosted setups.
• Local (ID-based): files are stored on disk using internal identifiers rather than names.
• S3 Bucket: files are stored in an S3-compatible object storage bucket. If you choose this option, extra fields appear for the Endpoint, Bucket, Prefix, Region, Access Key ID, and Secret Access Key. Eigen verifies the connection before letting you proceed.

Admin account

Full Name is the display name for your admin user account.

Username is the local part of the admin email address. The field shows a suffix (for example @example.com) drawn from the domain you entered above.

Password must be at least eight characters.

Completing setup

Click Complete Setup. Eigen creates the organisation and the admin account, then shows a Setup Complete! confirmation. Click Go to Login to reach the sign-in page.

What you can do after signing in

Once you are signed in with your admin account, Eigen opens the admin panel at /admin. The sidebar gives you access to the main areas:

• Members: view and manage all user accounts, add new users, and change roles.
• Teams: create groups of members to share content with whole teams at once.
• Guests: see external guest accounts that have been granted access to specific files.
• Orphans: review user records that are no longer linked to an active account.

As the server owner, you also see:

• Settings: configure storage quotas, default storage type for new users, and email notifications.
• Onboarding: control the waitlist, the invite email, and the welcome email sent to new users.
• Guest access: control whether guests can sign in without a prior share, and how long inactive guest accounts are kept.
• Waitlist: if the waitlist is enabled, review and accept or reject applications here.

See Add and manage members to invite your first users, and Server settings to adjust quotas and defaults.