3.1 INITIAL INSTALLATION

PROCEDURE 3.1.1: Installing Grimoire

1. Extract the Grimoire distribution archive to your web server document root
2. Navigate to the installation directory via command line interface
3. Execute dependency installation:

   composer update

4. Install frontend dependencies:

   npm install

5. Build frontend assets:

   npm run build

NOTE: For development environments, use npm run watch to enable automatic asset rebuilding.

3.2 WEB SERVER CONFIGURATION

PROCEDURE 3.2.1: Apache Configuration

Grimoire includes a pre-configured .htaccess file. Ensure mod_rewrite is enabled:

LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so

PROCEDURE 3.2.2: Starting Development Server

For local development, utilize the built-in PHP server:

composer start

This command executes: php -S localhost:8000 kirby/router.php

Access the system at: http://localhost:8000

3.3 ADMINISTRATIVE PANEL ACCESS

The Kirby Panel provides the administrative interface for content management.

PROCEDURE 3.3.1: Initial Panel Access

1. Navigate to: http://[your-domain]/panel
2. On first access, create an administrator account
3. Enter desired credentials
4. Submit account creation form

WARNING: Store administrative credentials securely. Lost credentials require manual file system recovery.

3.4 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

Primary system configuration is located in site/config/config.php.

CONFIGURATION 3.4.1: Debug Mode

For production environments, ensure debug mode is disabled:

'debug' => false

CONFIGURATION 3.4.2: Markdown Settings

Grimoire enables extended Markdown features:

'markdown' => [
  'extra' => true
]

CONFIGURATION 3.4.3: Image Processing

Thumbnail generation settings:

'thumbs' => [
  'driver' => 'gd',
  'quality' => 80
]

3.5 SITE-LEVEL SETTINGS

Access site settings through the Panel at Settings > Site.

Setting Fields:

Field Name	Type	Description
Name	Text	Site name displayed in navigation
Logo	File	Optional logo image (replaces text name when enabled)
Show Logo?	Toggle	Controls logo display
Show attribution at the bottom?	Toggle	Controls footer attribution display
Show Book/Comic badges?	Toggle	Controls content type badges on home page