Newbies in the dark

As a newbie, I am probably screwing things up, but here I go. I installed Nethserver as a virtual machine using Virtualbox and hope (after testing) installing it on a VMware platform as two servers synchronized. I need something with a GUI interface to hold my hand as it where to help me get the important server stuff put in action. I am looking for a file-server and where users can share resources. Hope to add thing like MySQL as I get bolder. Look I am the perfect test case (Not just a nut or basket case) for this subject. I looked at your GUI front end in your description of the Nethserver and said to my self: this is exactly what you are looking for. So I startup my virtual Nethserver and I get a command line asking for login and password. I do that and no GUI :frowning: From what I gather is that I must run the GUI from another browser on another computer. So I type in https://COMPUTER-5:980 (per instructions) and I am getting nowhere. I want to really grt somewhere PLEASE HELP! Is there a Quick Start Guide for dummies like me? :sob:

Can you try to use the IP address you entered while setting up your NethServer (NS)? The hostname might not have been registered in DNS.

Things to try:

  • Ping the IP address of NS from the computer you are using to access via web browser
  • Ping the hostname of NS from the computer you are using to access via web browser

The 2nd one will check whether the hostname will resolve to an IP address.

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You shouldn’t need it :smile:
Have you installed using the ISO? If so, you’re ready to go.
Also take a look to the manual: http://docs.nethserver.org

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Hi @MillerT I usually take care of dummies :wink:

when you will have solved your little access isssue please give a look at this (if you don’t have made yet)

this

and this

You feedback is really apprediated.

I should post some new stuff for dummies within few days.

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