nocobase-install-start

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Translated

Select an installation method, install NocoBase, and start it locally or on a server. Use when users ask how to install NocoBase, initialize a project, or start a running instance.

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Added on2026-03-27

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npx skill4agent add nocobase/skills nocobase-install-start

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Goal

Install NocoBase with clear branching and minimal questioning.

Workflow

Ask quick mode first.
Quick mode (
```
Docker + install together + PostgreSQL
```
):

Ask only release channel and installation directory.
Execute install and startup.

Non-quick mode:

Ask installation method (
```
docker
```
,
```
create-nocobase-app
```
,
```
git
```
), release channel, and installation directory.
If method is Docker, ask database mode (
```
install together
```
or
```
connect existing
```
).
If Docker +
```
install together
```
, ask database type (
```
PostgreSQL
```
,
```
MySQL
```
,
```
MariaDB
```
).
If
```
connect existing
```
(Docker/non-Docker), confirm connection info readiness and require config/env edits before startup.
Execute install only; provide startup commands and verification steps (do not execute startup).

Always read
```
references/install-methods.md
```
and include the chosen method doc link before running commands.

Method Rule

Docker is the default recommended method.
Use
```
create-nocobase-app
```
when user wants the fastest local bootstrap.
Use Git installation only when user needs source-level customization.

Mandatory Clarification Gate

Do not run install/start commands before all required confirmations are collected.
Quick mode: release channel + installation directory.
Non-quick mode: installation method + release channel + installation directory.
Docker extra: database mode; and database type if
```
install together
```
.
Existing DB: connection info readiness confirmation.
If user says "you decide" in non-quick mode, choose Docker.

Mandatory Doc-Read Gate

Do not run install/start commands before reading
```
references/install-methods.md
```
.
Do not run install/start commands unless the chosen method matches one method in
```
references/install-methods.md
```
, or quick mode preset is selected.
Include the exact method doc link from
```
references/install-methods.md
```
before running commands.
If method mapping is unclear, stop and ask a clarification question.

Question Template

Quick mode question: "Do you want quick mode (
```
Docker + PostgreSQL + install together
```
) so I execute install and startup directly?"
Method question: "Which NocoBase installation method do you want: Docker (recommended), create-nocobase-app, or Git?"
Version question: "Which release channel do you want to install: latest (stable), beta, or alpha?"
Directory question: "Please provide the target installation directory (for example
```
./my-nocobase
```
or
```
/opt/nocobase
```
)."
Docker database mode question: "For Docker installation, do you want to install database together in Docker, or connect to an existing database?"
Docker bundled DB type question: "For Docker + install together, which database type do you want to install: PostgreSQL, MySQL, or MariaDB?"
Existing DB readiness question: "Please confirm your existing database connection info is ready (host, port, database, username, password), and you can edit NocoBase config/env before startup."

Resources

Must read
```
references/install-methods.md
```
before generating commands.