Setup Commands

Setup Commands

Use these commands when you are bootstrapping a local Paperclip instance, repairing a configuration, or changing the instance-level settings that the server runs on.

They are different from control-plane commands:

setup commands change how Paperclip is installed or launched control-plane commands manage the company and its work

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When To Use

Use setup commands when you need to:

create the initial config and local data directories validate database, storage, secrets, or host configuration change deployment mode, storage provider, or secrets settings allow a private hostname in authenticated/private mode

Do not use them for task, agent, or approval management. Those belong to Control-Plane Commands (/docs/cli/control-plane-commands).

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