First Run Setup

First Run Setup

Relaywright shows the first-run setup page when no administrator account exists and no bootstrap admin was configured during install.

Create The First Admin

Open the admin UI, usually:

https://localhost:5443

Create the first administrator account. This account is required before the web interface, relay settings, and diagnostics can be used.

Use a strong password and store it in your normal infrastructure credential system.

HTTPS Certificate Setup

During first-run setup, Relaywright can configure a managed HTTPS certificate for the admin web interface.

Options:

• generate a self-signed certificate for lab and test machines;
• upload a .pfx or .p12 certificate bundle;
• upload PEM certificate and private key files;
• skip certificate setup and keep the current deployment certificate.

Certificate changes are picked up after the service restarts.

Next Steps

The dashboard keeps a production-readiness checklist visible after setup. Each item links directly to the relevant page and completes from recorded configuration or successful operational evidence rather than a dismissible acknowledgement.

1. Review Admin HTTPS And Certificates and keep the managed HTTP listener disabled unless it is deliberately required.
2. Configure Upstream SMTP.
3. Add at least one non-loopback Trusted Network for a real submitting device.
4. Review and save the global Submission Policy.
5. Run a successful upstream connectivity check in Diagnostics.
6. Send a successful diagnostic test email.
7. Create and validate a Backup, or confirm the external database backup responsibility shown for SQL Server/MySQL.
8. Optionally configure alert email recipients under Alerts.

Connectivity and test-email evidence is considered current only when it was recorded after the latest relay configuration save. Rerun both checks after changing the upstream relay.