NERD Portal - Installer

Nigeria Education Repository & Databank | ZTech CMS Module | Caleb University

v1.0.0

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The NERD Portal has been installed, 1,156 student records seeded, and the installer is now locked.

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Fill in all sections below. All fields are written to the database in one step - no multi-page wizard. The installer locks itself after success.

1,156 student records (Caleb University 2025/2026 graduating class) will be automatically seeded into the database during installation - no separate import needed.

Database

Institution

Officers

Mail

Install

Database

MySQL credentials and table prefix

Host *

Port (optional)

Database name *

Table prefix * Tables: nerd_records, nerd_settings...

Username *

Password *

Institution

Name, session, portal URL, registry contact

Institution full name *

Short code * CSV filename prefix

NERD session *

Submission deadline *

Student portal URL *

Registry email *

Allowed email domain (optional) Students must register with this domain. Leave blank to allow any email.

Officer Role Assignments

NFO . NRO . NDO - required by NERD policy

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Each officer logs into the admin area using their email + password below. Set a password for each one now. They can change it later at /admin/nerd/change-password.

NFO

NERD Focal Officer

Executive oversight. Authority from VC / Rector / Provost.

Full name *

Email address * Used as login username

Phone (optional)

Title (optional)

NRO

NERD Record Officer

Manages records, validates NINs, submits to NERD portal.

Full name *

Email address * Used as login username

Phone (optional)

Title (optional)

NDO

NERD Digitisation Officer

Technical officer: export, uploads, system integrity.

Full name *

Email address * Used as login username

Phone (optional)

Title (optional)

Mail Delivery

Microsoft 365 (recommended) or SMTP

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Authorization Code flow only - client_credentials is blocked by Tenant Conditional Access (AADSTS53003). After installing, go to Settings → Mail → Connect Microsoft 365 to authorise the mailbox.

Azure App required delegated permissions: Mail.Send + User.Read
Redirect URI to register in Azure:

https://[portal_url]/admin/nerd/mail/callback

Azure App Client ID

Client Secret

Tenant ID

From email (licensed M365 mailbox)

From name

SMTP Host

Port

Security

Username

Password

From email

From name

Installing... 0%

Validating inputs

Connecting to database

Creating database

Running migrations (5 tables)

Writing settings

Creating officer roles

Seeding 1,156 student records

Writing config file

Patching .htaccess

Locking installer