Votera Quickstart, as shipped in the download

VOTERA — QUICK START
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1. Upload everything in this folder to your web hosting (web root, or a subfolder).

2. Open your site in a browser. You'll land on the installer (/install/).

3. Choose a database:
     • SQLite  — nothing to set up, stores one file in /data. Great to start.
     • MySQL   — enter host / name / user / password (best for shared hosting at scale).

4. Set your product name and your admin email + password (min 8 chars). Click Install.

5. You're live:
     • Public board .............  https://your-site/
     • Roadmap ..................  https://your-site/roadmap
     • Changelog ................  https://your-site/changelog
     • Admin sign-in ............  https://your-site/login

EMBED IT ON YOUR SITE
     Settings → copy the <script> snippet → paste it into any page.

DEMO DATA (optional, to preview)
     Run:  php bin/seed.php
     Then sign in with:  demo@votera.local  /  votera-demo

REQUIREMENTS
     PHP 8.1+ with PDO (pdo_sqlite or pdo_mysql). No Node, no build step.

SUPPORT
     hello@ownware.io

LOOKING AFTER IT (from 4.0)
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  * Updates: open Updates in the menu, save your license key once, press Check for updates.
    Reaching 4.0 from 3.x is the last update by hand: replace the files; config.php and data/ stay.
  * Sample data: the installer offers to start with a sample; remove it later with one click.
  * Backups: "Back up once a day by itself" is on by default (/admin/restore); add an S3-compatible bucket there for
    a copy somewhere else. The Health page (/admin/health) says whether all of this is working.
  * On Nginx: use the server block in the manual ("On Nginx: keep data/ private", https://ownware.io/p/votera/manual);
    it opens the installer and keeps data/ private.
  * One-line install for technical owners:
    curl -fsSL https://ownware.io/install.sh | sh -s -- votera <your license key>