Admin Guides
Use this section to operate and govern the documentation platform in production.
Scope
- Access control and role governance
- Platform configuration and security
- Backup, recovery, and operational checks
- Change management and maintenance practices
First-time admin checklist
Before onboarding users, complete the following:
- Configure authentication and admin ownership.
- Define role boundaries and escalation paths.
- Validate backup and restore workflow.
- Enable monitoring and alerting.
- Document incident response and rollback steps.
Role model
Use least privilege as the default policy.
- Super Admin: platform ownership and emergency access.
- Admin: user lifecycle and environment configuration.
- Editor: content creation and updates.
- Reviewer: content QA and approvals.
- Viewer: read-only access.
Operational standards
- Run access reviews on a defined cadence.
- Validate build and link health before release.
- Keep dependencies updated and audited.
- Record major configuration changes in release notes.
Backup and recovery
At minimum:
- Keep daily backups of
docsand build artifacts. - Test restore procedure at least monthly.
- Store backup credentials separately from primary systems.
- Maintain a short runbook for incident recovery.
Security baseline
- Enforce MFA for all privileged accounts.
- Rotate secrets and API credentials on schedule.
- Restrict admin endpoints to trusted networks.
- Audit permission changes and failed authentication events.