README: Rewrite boot page section to reflect new admin page

We removed the boot page in 5dc4706dc7,
but we forgot to update the README to reflect this.
pull/1065/head
Jordi Gutiérrez Hermoso 3 months ago committed by jordigh
parent 0ca120a4f4
commit 7cbb9decc0

@ -117,22 +117,24 @@ You can find a lot more about configuring Grist, setting up authentication,
and running it on a public server in our
[Self-Managed Grist](https://support.getgrist.com/self-managed/) handbook.
## Activating the boot page for diagnosing problems
## The administrator panel
You can turn on a special "boot page" to inspect the status of your
installation. Just visit `/boot` on your Grist server for instructions.
Since it is useful for the boot page to be available even when authentication
isn't set up, you can give it a special access key by setting `GRIST_BOOT_KEY`.
You can turn on a special admininistrator panel to inspect the status
of your installation. Just visit `/admin` on your Grist server for
instructions. Since it is useful for the admin panel to be
available even when authentication isn't set up, you can give it a
special access key by setting `GRIST_BOOT_KEY`.
```
docker run -p 8484:8484 -e GRIST_BOOT_KEY=secret -it gristlabs/grist
```
The boot page should then be available at `/boot/<GRIST_BOOT_KEY>`. We are
starting to collect probes for common problems there. If you hit a problem that
isn't covered, it would be great if you could add a probe for it in
The boot page should then be available at
`/admin?boot-key=<GRIST_BOOT_KEY>`. We are collecting probes for
common problems there. If you hit a problem that isn't covered, it
would be great if you could add a probe for it in
[BootProbes](https://github.com/gristlabs/grist-core/blob/main/app/server/lib/BootProbes.ts).
Or file an issue so someone else can add it, we're just getting start with this.
You may instead file an issue so someone else can add it.
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