diff --git a/website/content/docs/installing/no-gen-resources.mdx b/website/content/docs/installing/no-gen-resources.mdx index f84ef9aad..45b1ffcb9 100644 --- a/website/content/docs/installing/no-gen-resources.mdx +++ b/website/content/docs/installing/no-gen-resources.mdx @@ -1,17 +1,21 @@ --- layout: docs -page_title: Installing Boundary Without Generated Resources -sidebar_title: Without Generated Resources +page_title: Running Boundary in Non-Dev Environments +sidebar_title: Non-Dev Environments description: |- - How to install boundary without generated resources. + How to install boundary in non-dev environments. --- # Installing Boundary Without Generated Resources -Initializing Boundary without generated resources for the first time can be a little confusing. How do you -create your first user and login to administer a Boundary deployment that has no authentication methods, -users, accounts, etc? This section describes how to get your freshly deployed Boundary installation off the -ground. +What are generated resources? When you run `boundary dev` or `boundary database init`, Boundary automatically +generates a number of resources to make getting started easier. Default scopes, auth methods, user, account, and +targets are just some of the resources Boundary will generate unless you tell it not to. + +In a production or long-running environment, these resoures are not neccessary, but without them, managing +Boundary from scratch isn't straight forward. How do you create your first user and login to administer a Boundary +deployment that has no authentication methods, users, accounts, etc? This section describes how to get your freshly +deployed Boundary installation off the ground for non-dev environments. ## Recovery KMS Workflow