How to set up OpenGoo

This page is a tutorial about how to set up OpenGoo quickly right after the installation process.

Even if every use of OpenGoo is different, there are some aspects which are often the same. Preparing your OpenGoo installation for your users is important for the acceptance of the system, for the ease of use, for the efficency of your collaboration, for the success of your project. So why not spend some minutes to go through this tutorial and to see whether there are some recommendations that might be valuable for you as well.

This tutorial is much like a checklist: We give explanations what to do, but not how to do it (we simply refer to the other parts of this wiki if you should need more information).

The screenshot about shows a fresh OpenGoo installation. As you can see there is only a single workspace for the admin user and no additional data.

To begin, check your own user account by clicking on “Account” in the upper right corner. This account has been created by the installer, but right now there is not much information in it.

What to do: * Set a display name (usually your real name) that will replace your user name whenever other users can see your traces in OpenGoo. “Martin Sauter” is much more readable that “msauter”, is it? * Double check your e-mail adress. All notification e-mails will go to that address, so make sure it's the right one. * Set your timezone. * Upload a picture as your avatar. Working is much nicer if people can see how their admin looks like. * For the moment, there's no need to fiddle around with permissions.

Who to do it: * Check account