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@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+Getting started
+===============
+
+.. note::
+
+    Currently, Sachet does not have the configs to run under WSGI for production yet.
+    This page only explains how to get Sachet up and running for development purposes.
+
+Installation
+------------
+Clone the repo::
+
+    git clone https://github.com/dogeystamp/sachet-server
+    cd sachet-server
+
+Create a venv with required dependencies::
+
+    python -m venv venv
+    source venv/bin/activate
+    python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
+
+Create a configuration file::
+
+    cp config.yml.example config.yml
+
+Remember to set up a secret key in ``config.yml``:
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+   SECRET_KEY: "41DJjqp6+Ztk9krJkwbZem1+JijowDU6ifkgdntF2FK3ygi5HM"
+
+.. note::
+
+   You can generate a secret key using the following command on Linux::
+
+       cat /dev/urandom | base64 | head -c 50
+
+.. warning::
+
+   Keep this secret key safe!
+   If you leak this key, a malicious attacker could authenticate as any user on your server.
+
+Initialize the database::
+
+    flask --debug --app sachet.server db upgrade
+
+Set up an administrator user::
+
+    flask --debug --app sachet.server user create --username admin --admin yes --password password123
+
+.. warning::
+
+   Setting the password via the command-line is not safe.
+   In a real environment, you should reset this password immediately (see :ref:`authentication_password_change`.)
+
+You can now start Sachet in development mode::
+    
+    flask --debug --app sachet.server run
+
+Development
+-----------
+
+.. note::
+    
+    This section also requires being in the virtual environment::
+
+        source venv/bin/activate
+
+Testing
+^^^^^^^
+
+You can run tests using pytest::
+
+    pytest --cov --cov-report term-missing
+
+Linting
+^^^^^^^
+
+Please use the linter before submitting code::
+
+    black .
+
+Database maintenance
+--------------------
+
+To clean up the database (remove stale entries)::
+
+    flask --app sachet.server cleanup
+
+Otherwise, to upgrade the database after a schema change::
+
+    flask --app sachet.server db upgrade
diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst
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@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ Welcome to Sachet's documentation!
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
    :caption: Contents:
-
+   
+   getting_started
    authentication
    pagination
    permissions
@@ -19,56 +20,6 @@ Welcome to Sachet's documentation!
 
 Sachet is a small file-sharing server.
 
-development
------------
-
-To start sachet in dev mode:
-
-Clone the repo::
-
-    git clone https://github.com/dogeystamp/sachet
-    cd sachet
-
-Create a venv with required dependencies::
-
-    python -m venv venv
-    source venv/bin/activate
-    python -m pip3 install -r requirements.txt
-
-Create a configuration file (and set the secret key!)::
-
-    cp config.yml.example config.yml
-    vim config.yml
-
-Start Flask in development mode::
-
-    flask --debug --app sachet.server run
-
-tests
-^^^^^
-
-Run tests with pytest::
-
-    pytest --cov --cov-report term-missing
-
-linting
-^^^^^^^
-
-Please use the linter before submitting code::
-
-    black .
-
-database maintenance
---------------------
-
-To clean up the database (remove stale entries)::
-
-    flask --app sachet.server cleanup
-
-Otherwise, to upgrade the database after a schema change::
-
-    flask --app sachet.server db upgrade
-
 Indices and tables
 ==================