Overview

This guide is for the people who run Catalyst itself: installing the panel, adding nodes, and keeping the whole thing healthy.

Path for a new operator

1. Check requirements — OS, CPU, memory, disk, network.
2. Install Catalyst with the released installer — one curl command on a root shell.
3. Complete first-time setup — admin account, panel name, public URL, and appearance.
4. Install a node and register it — nodes overview explains what they do.
5. Create users and roles for your staff.
6. Import or create templates, then make the first server.
7. Install plugins if you need extensions.

Running it day to day

• Configuration — panel settings and environment
• Networking and storage
• Backups, security
• Monitoring & logs
• Updating Catalyst, migration, disaster recovery

In trouble?

Start at troubleshooting — node, panel, and networking issues each have their own page.