How do I install lil-terminal for the first time?

Upload one generated lil.php, open it once and follow the selected authorization flow.

Step by step

Choose a preset and build options on the Download page. Upload the resulting file as lil.php into the project directory. Open that URL once; the compact loader verifies the package, writes the final files atomically and redirects to the terminal.

If authorization is enabled, enter the password selected during download. Change the default quick-build password immediately with auth -p.

What appears on disk

A fresh bare no-auth core starts with only lil.php. Opt-in runtime state, such as saved database connections or persistent history, can later create .lil.key; authorized builds use the same protected file for the auth namespace. Toolkit builds create setup.lil only for the first setup; it is removed after all selected modules install successfully.

Examples

auth -p
install -l

Related documentation

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