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If you need further help setting up this archive dashboard, let me know:

📌 If this feels overwhelming, you are on the wrong path. Stop now and request your journal to add you manually.

Under Profile > Notifications , check the following boxes:

Because ASSTR relies on direct server uploads, you need a piece of software called an to manage your files. This is what is traditionally meant by a new author "install." Recommended FTP Software

: Alphabetical storage directories for approved creators. Phase 3: Web Server Installation and Nginx Configuration

: Because it is a non-commercial, volunteer-run archive, there are strict rules against spamming and specific copyright requirements (you must own the work you upload).

Search community data-hoarding forums (like Reddit's r/DHExchange) for archived magnet links of the ASSTR FTP server.

To get your stories onto the site, you will be required to upload them to your designated author folder.

Open your FTP client and enter the ASSTR server address, your username, and your password. Navigate to Your Folder: You will be assigned a directory (e.g., /pub/authors/[your-username] Upload Content: Drag and drop your files from your computer into your server folder. Verify Appearance: Check your author page URL (typically

This is what 95% of people actually need when searching "asstrorg new authors install". You are not installing software; you are installing your .

/var/www/asstr-archive/ ├── authors/ │ ├── author_a/ │ │ ├── index.html │ │ └── story1.txt │ └── author_b/ ├── incoming/ └── genres/ Use code with caution.

From your author dashboard, locate the widget. Install these quick filters:

This article demystifies both. By the end, you will have a fully functional author environment, understand the user roles, and be ready to submit your first manuscript.

Click or Save to Site Manager . Once connected, you will see a split-screen view: your local computer files on the left, and your remote ASSTR server directory on the right. 4. Phase 3: Structuring Your Author Directory