Install without Docker

Requires Node.js 22.13 or newer (it uses Node's built-in node:sqlite, so there is nothing to compile).

npm install
cp example.env .env     # then fill in PVE_URL, PVE_TOKEN_ID, PVE_TOKEN_SECRET, JWT_SECRET

Create the first administrator on the command line:

npm run user:create -- admin@example.com 'a-long-password' --admin

Then open the admin interface on port 3001 to add customers, assign servers, offer templates, set limits, reset passwords and read the activity log.

npm start          # production
npm run dev        # restarts on file changes

For local testing over plain http, set COOKIE_SECURE=false, otherwise the browser won't store the session cookie.