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Install guide

The self-service install path waits for fresh-machine evidence.

This pre-launch guide defines the install flow The Gateway needs before broad public release.

Preflight

Confirm deployment mode, admin access, recovery path, DNS state, route state, firewall state, and backup location.

Configure

Map interfaces, prepare host OS, start local service, configure device groups, DNS policy, route policy, and fallback behavior.

Preview

Review route ownership, DNS ownership, direct escape paths, fallback behavior, and rollback path before apply.

Apply

Apply only after rollback is known and operator approval is explicit.

Validate

Check local admin access, DNS resolver behavior, routes, fallback, leak behavior, and privacy posture.

Evidence

Install evidence should stay redacted, reproducible, and tied to a specific hardware class and route/DNS state.

Boundaries

Install notes should describe rollback, recovery access, operator approval, and unsupported assumptions before anyone treats the path as self-service.

Public story

Public copy stays focused on operator value, product readiness, support boundaries, privacy limits, and evidence.

Artifact hygiene

Published install assets should avoid private notes, local paths, credentials, temporary hosts, and machine-specific assumptions.

Record

Save install transcript, evidence links, known limitations, and remaining risks.

Install evidence

Self-service install needs screenshots for configuration, validation, and rollback.

Redacted Gateway devices inventory screen
Configure Device scope.

Shows the client groups that should be configured before route and DNS policy apply.

Redacted Gateway routing policies screen
Preview Route intent.

Shows the route profile and fallback behavior that should be reviewed before apply.

Redacted Gateway dashboard showing route, DNS, tunnel, device, and backup status cards
Validate Post-install state.

Shows the dashboard evidence that should accompany install transcripts and remaining risks.

Next action

Verify install readiness before self-service release.

Do not promote this guide until fresh-machine install, rollback, hardware matrix, launch status, and evidence links are ready.