.. _TutosBaseBlogFiveMinutes:

You'll be asked a few questions, and you can keep the default answer for most of

them. The one question you'll have to think about is the database you'll want to

use for that instance. For a quick test, if you don't have `postgresql` installed

and configured (see :ref:`PostgresqlConfiguration`), it's higly recommended to

choose `sqlite` when asked for which database driber to use, since it has a much

simple setup (no database server needed).

One the process is completed (including database initialisation), you can start

your instance by using: ::

The `-D` option activate the debugging mode, removing it will launch the instance

as a daemon in the background.

About file-system permissions

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Unless you installed from sources, above commands assumes that you have root

access to the :file:`/etc/` path. In order to initialize your instance as a

regulary user, within your home directory, you can use the :envvar:`CW_MODE`

environment variable: ::

  export CW_MODE=user

then create a :file:`~/etc/cubicweb.d` directory that will hold your instances.

More information about how to configure your own environment in :ref:`ResourceMode`.

If you would like to change database parameters such as the database host or the

user name used to connect to the database, edit the `sources` file located in the

You'll have to restart the instance after modification in one of those files.

This is it. Your blog is functionnal and running. Visit http://localhost:8080 and enjoy it!