Start Paideia LMS and access your instance

Get ready to…

• Start the Paideia LMS server
• Access Paideia LMS in your browser
• Create your admin account

Start Paideia LMS

Now that your environment is configured, you can start the Paideia LMS server.

1. Start the Paideia LMS server:

   ./paideia server

   Or simply:

   ./paideia

   The server will start and listen on the configured ports (default: 3001 for backend API, 3000 for frontend).

2. Wait for the server to start. You should see confirmation in the terminal that Paideia LMS is running.

   Server startup

   The server will automatically run database migrations during startup if there are any pending migrations.

Access Paideia LMS

3. Open your browser and navigate to http://localhost:3000 (or the port configured via FRONTEND_PORT environment variable).

   You should see the Paideia LMS login page.

4. On first access, you’ll be prompted to create an admin account. Follow the on-screen instructions to create your admin user.

   First-time setup

   Make sure to remember your admin credentials! You’ll need them to log in and manage your Paideia LMS instance.

5. Once you’ve created your admin account, log in to access the Paideia LMS dashboard.

Congratulations! You now have Paideia LMS running and accessible!

Verify your installation

6. Explore the Paideia LMS interface:

   • Check the dashboard
   • Navigate through the different sections
   • Verify that all features are accessible

7. Check the API endpoint:

   Navigate to http://localhost:3001 to verify the API is running (you should see API documentation or a health check response).

Running Paideia LMS

While the Paideia LMS server is running, you can:

• Access the web interface at http://localhost:3000
• Access the API at http://localhost:3001
• Stop the server at any time by pressing Ctrl + C in the terminal

The server will continue running until you stop it or close the terminal.

Test your knowledge

You want to restart Paideia LMS after making configuration changes. What steps do you take?

1. I open a terminal, run ./paideia migrate fresh, and then visit my localhost URL.

2. I stop the server with Ctrl+C, update my environment variables, then run ./paideia server again.

3. I change a setting in the web interface, then restart my computer.

Submit

Checklist

• I can start the Paideia LMS server.
• I can access Paideia LMS in my browser.
• I have created my admin account.
• I’m ready to create my first course!

Resources

• Installation and Setup Guide internal — complete installation and configuration guide

• CLI Reference internal — reference for all CLI commands