For users · Updated 10/23/2026

Getting started

Install, sign in, activate your license – ready in five minutes.

1. Start

On Windows, just double-click start.bat. On first start everything is installed and you create your admin user.

jds setup
jds start

Your website is then available at http://127.0.0.1:8000/, the admin at /admin/.

2. Basic settings

In the admin under System → Settings enter name, logo, contact email and footer text and choose a design.

3. Activate your license

You'll find your license key in the purchase email and in your Joel Digitals account. Enter it in the admin under Lizenz – activate once, valid forever.

jds lizenz aktivieren JDS-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX --domain your-domain.com