Initial Setup

1. Connect your server to power and Ethernet. If you do not have access to Ethernet, click here. You do not need to connect a monitor or keyboard to your server.

2. From a client computer connected to the same Local Area Network (LAN) as your server, open a browser and visit http://start.local. This client computer can be a laptop, desktop or mobile device.

   

3. Select "Start Fresh" and follow the on-screen instructions. If you need to recover existing data, see below.

Recover Options

There are three options for setting up StartOS while also keeping existing data.

• Use Existing Drive
• Transfer
• Restore from Backup (Disaster Recovery)

Use Existing Drive

Select this option if:

1. You have re-flashed StartOS and want to resumt normal operation on the same drive and server.

2. You are physically transplanting your data drive to a new server.

Transfer

Select this option if you are transferring your data from one drive to another.

Restore from Backup (Disaster Recovery)

Select this option only if your StartOS data drive has been lost or corrupted. This is for disaster recovery only.