usage.md (1054B)
1 --- 2 label: 5. Usage 3 order: 840 4 --- 5 6 # Step 5: Usage 7 8 1. Navigate to your hosted frontend URL. 9 2. You'll see a login screen. 10 3. Enter the same `AUTH_USER` / `AUTH_PASS` configured on Render. 11 4. Once unlocked, your chats load from Firebase: 12 - **Sidebar** — chat list sorted by newest activity 13 - **Search** — filter contacts by name or phone number 14 - **Export** — download chat history as a `.txt` file 15 16 ## Missing history on a new device or browser? 17 18 If you open a chat and it shows nothing even though the server has history for it — for example right after clearing your browser's site data, or the first time you load the app on a new device — go to `Settings` → refresh icon → `Hard Reset`, enter your credentials, and it will pull your entire message history back down chat-by-chat, with a progress bar showing real fetch progress. 19 20 ## Theme 21 22 Pick between Catppuccin Latte (light), Catppuccin Mocha (dark), or a true-black AMOLED theme under `Settings` → `Appearance` → `Theme`. 23 24 Continue to [Keep it Alive](keep-alive.md).