Quick Start

Pre-Alpha

Ekklesia is not yet available for installation. This page describes the planned quick start experience for v1.0 alpha. Content will be updated as development progresses.

Planned Installation (Self-Hosted)

# Requires PHP 8.4, PostgreSQL 16+, Node.js 20+

composer create-project ekklesia/cms my-church
cd my-church
cp .env.example .env

# Configure your database in .env
php artisan ekklesia:install
php artisan serve

The installer will guide you through:

• Database setup and migrations
• First tenant (your church) creation
• Admin user creation
• Optional demo content seeding

Planned One-Click Deploy

For non-technical users, a deploy button will be available at ekklesia.app:

1. Click Deploy Demo — a sandboxed environment is ready in ~90 seconds
2. Explore with pre-populated church content
3. When ready, click Go Live to provision a production instance on your own domain

System Requirements (Planned)

Requirement	Minimum	Recommended
PHP	8.4	8.4
PostgreSQL	15	16+
Node.js	20	22 LTS
Memory	512MB	1GB+
Storage	5GB	20GB+

Stay Updated

Watch the GitHub repository and check the Roadmap for progress updates. Online doc GitHub Doc