Installation

Requirements

Before installing, make sure your environment meets these requirements:

• PHP 8.1 or higher
• Laravel 10, 11, or 12
• MySQL 5.7+ / MariaDB 10.3+ / SQLite (all supported)
• php_pdo_sqlite extension enabled (for SQLite)

Install via Composer

composer require falconcms/falconcms

Run the Installer

php artisan falcon:install

This single command handles everything:

• Runs all database migrations
• Publishes assets (CSS, JS)
• Publishes the default theme
• Creates a storage symlink
• Creates the default admin user

INFO

Your admin credentials will be displayed in the terminal after installation.

Access the Dashboard

Open your browser and go to:

http://your-app.test/admin

Log in with the credentials shown after falcon:install.

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Manual Steps (if needed)

If you prefer to run steps individually:

# Run migrations only
php artisan migrate

# Publish assets
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=falcon-cms-assets --force

# Publish themes
php artisan vendor:publish --tag=falcon-cms-themes --force

# Create storage symlink
php artisan storage:link

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Updating

When a new version is released:

composer update falconcms/falconcms
php artisan falcon:update

The falcon:update command refreshes assets, themes, and permissions without touching your content.