The user who installs LabKey Server becomes the first Site Administrator and has administrative privileges across the entire site. The top level administrator on a cloud-hosted Sample Manager or Biologics LIMS system is the first Application Administrator.

The first Administrator invites other users and can grant this administrative access to others as desired. Learn more about privileged roles in this topic: Privileged Roles

Project and Folder Administrators have similar permissions scoped to a specific project or folder.

Topics

• Tutorial: Security - Learn the fundamentals for securing your data and working with folders.
• Projects and Folders - Organize data and team collaborations.
• Build User Interface - Build user interfaces and customize pages.
• Security - Set up user groups, assign different levels of access.
• Compliance - Manage features necessary for regulatory compliance.
• Admin Console - Use the dashboard for administrative tasks.
• Data Processing Pipeline - Configure the data processing pipeline.
• Install LabKey - Installation and configuration topics.
• Upgrade LabKey - Upgrade an existing installation to the latest version of LabKey Server.
• Backup and Maintenance - Backup the database.

Testing Your Site

When administering a production server, it is good practice to also configure and use staging and test servers for testing your applications and upgrades before going live.

• Use a Staging Server