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Admin Dashboard Overview

Accessing Admin Dashboard

Section titled “Accessing Admin Dashboard”

The admin dashboard runs on a separate port (default 3001):

http://localhost:3001

Login with an admin account.

Creating Administrators

Section titled “Creating Administrators”

Create During First Deployment

Section titled “Create During First Deployment”

Auto-create via environment variables:

Terminal window
CREATE_ADMIN=true
ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
ADMIN_PASSWORD=YourSecurePassword123!
ADMIN_ROLE=super_admin

Manual Creation

Section titled “Manual Creation”

Use the command line tool:

Terminal window
# Auto-generate password
docker exec -it glean-backend /app/scripts/create-admin-docker.sh


# Specify username and password
docker exec -it glean-backend /app/scripts/create-admin-docker.sh myusername MyPass123!

Admin Roles

Section titled “Admin Roles”
RolePermissions
super_adminSuper administrator, all permissions
adminOperations administrator, user and content management
readonlyRead-only administrator, view only

Main Features

Section titled “Main Features”

Dashboard

Section titled “Dashboard”

Overview of key metrics:

  • Total users
  • Active users (DAU/MAU)
  • Total feeds
  • Total articles
  • System health status

User Management

Section titled “User Management”

Manage platform users:

  • View user list
  • Search and filter users
  • View user details
  • Disable/enable user accounts

System Configuration

Section titled “System Configuration”

Configure system parameters:

  • Registration toggle
  • Default settings
  • System parameter adjustments

Security Measures

Section titled “Security Measures”

Independent Authentication

Section titled “Independent Authentication”

The admin dashboard uses an independent authentication system, completely isolated from user authentication.

Operation Auditing

Section titled “Operation Auditing”

All admin operations are logged, including:

  • Operation time
  • Operating administrator
  • Operation type
  • Operation details

Session Management

Section titled “Session Management”

Admin session timeout defaults to 2 hours, shorter than regular users.

Best Practices

Section titled “Best Practices”

Security Recommendations

Section titled “Security Recommendations”
  1. Strong Passwords: Use complex passwords
  2. Regular Rotation: Regularly change admin passwords
  3. Least Privilege: Assign admin roles based on need
  4. Monitor Logs: Regularly check audit logs

Operational Recommendations

Section titled “Operational Recommendations”
  1. Confirm reasons before disabling users
  2. Sensitive operations require secondary confirmation
  3. Regularly backup system configuration

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”