First Login

Create your first account and get started with TMA Cloud.

Creating Your First AccountCopy Anchor Link

1. Open the TMA Cloud address in your browser, for example http://localhost:3000

2. Under the sign-in card, click Create an account

3. Fill in your details:

   • Name - Your display name
   • Email - Your email address
   • Password - At least 8 characters. The line under the field ticks green once it is long enough, and the eye at the end of the field shows what you typed

4. Click Create account. If something is missing, a message above the button says what to fix

If your account has two-factor authentication, signing in takes a second step: after the password, enter the 6-digit code from your authenticator app or a backup code, then click Verify. Use a different account goes back to the first step.

In the desktop app the card also asks for the Server address, and says Connected under it once the server answers.

Password ManagersCopy Anchor Link

In the browser the sign-in fields are ordinary form fields with the standard autocomplete hints, so the browser's own password manager and extensions such as Bitwarden or 1Password can fill the email and password. After a successful sign-in or new account the browser can offer to save the login; a failed sign-in is not saved. The authentication code field is marked as a one-time code.

First User PrivilegesCopy Anchor Link

The first user to sign up automatically becomes the administrator with the following privileges:

• Storage bucket - Connect the S3-compatible bucket that stores files, and set the maximum upload size
• Registered users - See every account, its storage use and two-factor status, and set storage limits
• Policies - Sign-up, password changes, desktop-app-only access, hidden file extensions and Cloud Drive save-only
• Sessions and activity - The session timeout and recently opened tracking
• Network - Known proxies
• Integrations - OnlyOffice and the share link address
• Maintenance - Review orphaned files
• Server updates - The update guide link in Settings → Updates

Connect StorageCopy Anchor Link

Files cannot be uploaded or opened until a bucket is connected. After the first sign-in a banner shows Set up storage:

1. Click Set up storage, or go to Settings → Storage
2. Select the provider and enter the endpoint or account ID, bucket name, access key ID, and secret access key
3. Click Save. The connection is tested before it is saved

See Storage Bucket for each provider's fields and the checks.

Signup ControlCopy Anchor Link

As the first user (admin), you can control whether new users can sign up:

1. Go to Settings → Administration → Policies
2. Turn Allow sign-up on or off

Only the first user can change it. With sign-up off, nobody can create an account, but account owners can still add sub-users.

Adding People to Your AccountCopy Anchor Link

If others need access to the same files, create a sub-user for each of them rather than sharing your password. Sub-users sign in with their own email and password, share your files and storage, and only get the permissions you tick. See Sub-users.

Next StepsCopy Anchor Link

Now that you're logged in:

• Upload Files - Learn how to upload and manage files
• Manage Folders - Organize your files
• Share Files - Share files with others
• User Management - Manage users (first user only)