started install instructions

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
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-# InvenioRDM Starter
+# InvenioRDM Starter
+
+## Initial setup
+
+```bash
+# log into the invenio-rdm-starter container
+docker exec -it invenio-rdm-starter-web-1  bash
+
+# create the database and run migrations
+invenio db create
+invenio alembic upgrade
+
+# (optional) load demo data
+invenio rdm-records demo
+invenio rdm-records fixtures
+
+# create a user using (your) email address, you will be prompted for a password
+invenio users create [email protected]  --active --confirm
+
+# add the user to the admin role
+invenio roles add [email protected] admin
+```
+
+You can now access the instance at https://localhost and login with the user you created. 
+You may want to add a username and other details via the web interface.

docker-compose.yml

@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ services:
       - INVENIO_THEME_SHOW_FRONTPAGE_INTRO_SECTION=False
       - INVENIO_MAIL_SUPPRESS_SEND=True
       - INVENIO_LOGGING_CONSOLE_LEVEL=${INVENIO_LOGGING_CONSOLE_LEVEL:-INFO}
+      - INVENIO_BABEL_DEFAULT_LOCALE=${INVENIO_BABEL_DEFAULT_LOCALE:-en}
   worker:
     command: "celery -A invenio_app.celery worker --beat --loglevel=INFO"
     image: ghcr.io/front-matter/invenio-rdm-starter:latest