@intlayer/docs 9.5.5 → 9.5.7

package/docs/en-GB/benchmark/nextjs.md

@@ -112,19 +112,19 @@ Finally, `Intlayer` applies a build-time optimisation so `useIntlayer('my-key')`
 For this benchmark, we compared the following libraries:
 
 - `Base App` (No i18n library)
-- `next-intlayer` (v9.5.1)
-- [`@intlayer/next-intl`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/next-intl.md) (v9.5.1)
-- [`@intlayer/next-i18next`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/next-i18next.md) (v9.5.1)
-- `next-i18next` (v16.3.0)
-- `next-intl` (v4.14.2)
-- `@lingui/core` (v6.6.0)
-- `next-translate` (v3.2.0)
-- `next-international` (v1.3.1)
-- `@inlang/paraglide-js` (v2.15.1)
-- `@tolgee/react` (v7.2.0)
-- `@lingo.dev/compiler` (v0.4.12)
-- `wuchale` (v0.26.6)
-- `gt-next` (v11.1.24)
+- [`next-intlayer`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/packages/next-intlayer/exports.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`@intlayer/next-intl`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/next-intl.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`@intlayer/next-i18next`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/next-i18next.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`next-i18next`](https://github.com/i18next/next-i18next) (v16.3.0)
+- [`next-intl`](https://github.com/amannn/next-intl) (v4.14.2)
+- [`@lingui/core`](https://github.com/lingui/js-lingui) (v6.6.0)
+- [`next-translate`](https://github.com/aralroca/next-translate) (v3.2.0)
+- [`next-international`](https://github.com/QuiiBz/next-international) (v1.3.1)
+- [`@inlang/paraglide-js`](https://github.com/opral/paraglide-js) (v2.15.1)
+- [`@tolgee/react`](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js) (v7.2.0)
+- [`@lingo.dev/compiler`](https://github.com/lingodotdev/lingo.dev) (v0.4.12)
+- [`wuchale`](https://github.com/wuchalejs/wuchale) (v0.26.6)
+- [`gt-next`](https://github.com/generaltranslation/gt) (v11.1.24)
 
 I used `Next.js` version `16.3.4` with the App Router.
 

package/docs/en-GB/benchmark/solid.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The other impact is on developer experience: how you declare content, types, nam
 
 ## TL;DR
 
-- **Intlayer**: Recommended choice for professional Solid applications needing advanced features and optimisation (v9.5.0).
+- **Intlayer**: Recommended choice for professional Solid applications needing advanced features and optimisation (v9.5.6).
 - **@solid-primitives/i18n**: Excellent lightweight alternative for simple projects, though lacks advanced features like lazy loading.
 - **solid-i18next**: Standard but heavy option (~3.5× Intlayer) with same downsides as React i18next.
 - **Paraglide**: Innovative approach but complex DX and tree-shaking issues in some setups.
@@ -100,10 +100,10 @@ Syntaxes built around `t('a.b.c')` are very convenient but often encourage keepi
 For this benchmark, we compared the following libraries:
 
 - `Base App` (No i18n library)
-- `solid-intlayer` (v9.5.0)
-- `@solid-primitives/i18n` (v2.2.1)
-- `i18next` (v26.0.8) + `@mbarzda/solid-i18next` (v1.4.1)
-- `@inlang/paraglide-js` (v2.25.1)
+- [`solid-intlayer`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/packages/solid-intlayer/exports.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`@solid-primitives/i18n`](https://github.com/solidjs-community/solid-primitives/tree/main/packages/i18n) (v2.2.1)
+- [`i18next`](https://github.com/i18next/i18next) (v26.0.8) + [`@mbarzda/solid-i18next`](https://github.com/mbarzda/solid-i18next) (v1.4.1)
+- [`@inlang/paraglide-js`](https://github.com/opral/paraglide-js) (v2.25.1)
 
 The framework is `Solid` with a multilingual app of **10 pages** and **10 languages**.
 

package/docs/en-GB/benchmark/svelte.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The other impact is on developer experience: how you declare content, types, nam
 
 ## TL;DR
 
-- **Intlayer**: The most performance-efficient choice (v9.5.0) with the smallest footprint.
+- **Intlayer**: The most performance-efficient choice (v9.5.6) with the smallest footprint.
 - **Paraglide**: Strong contender for tree-shaking but has a more complex developer experience and reactivity overhead.
 - **svelte-i18n**: Comprehensive and standard for Svelte, but carries much larger bundle weight (~4.5× Intlayer).
 
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ Syntaxes built around `t('a.b.c')` are very convenient but often encourage keepi
 For this benchmark, we compared the following libraries:
 
 - `Base App` (No i18n library)
-- `svelte-intlayer` (v9.5.0)
-- `svelte-i18n` (v4.0.1)
-- `@inlang/paraglide-js` (v2.25.1)
+- [`svelte-intlayer`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/packages/svelte-intlayer/exports.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`svelte-i18n`](https://github.com/kaisermann/svelte-i18n) (v4.0.1)
+- [`@inlang/paraglide-js`](https://github.com/opral/paraglide-js) (v2.25.1)
 
 The framework is `Svelte` with a multilingual app of **10 pages** and **10 languages**.
 

package/docs/en-GB/benchmark/tanstack.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The other impact is on developer experience: how you declare content, types, nam
 
 ## TL;DR
 
-- **Intlayer**: Provides the best performance and smallest bundle size (v9.5.1) for TanStack Start.
+- **Intlayer**: Provides the best performance and smallest bundle size (v9.5.6) for TanStack Start.
 - **react-i18next** & **use-intl**: Mature alternatives with large ecosystems, but significantly heavier and more complex to optimise.
 - **Paraglide**: Innovative tree-shaking idea that does not work in practice. Complex DX and reactivity overhead in TanStack Start.
 - **Avoid**: **General Translation (GT)** and **Lingo.dev** due to severe performance issues, AI quota limits, and vendor lock-in.
@@ -100,18 +100,19 @@ Syntaxes built around `const t = useTranslation()` + `t('a.b.c')` are very conve
 For this benchmark, we compared the following libraries:
 
 - `Base App` (No i18n library)
-- `react-intlayer` (v9.5.1)
-- `@intlayer/use-intl` (v9.5.1)
-- [`@intlayer/lingui`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/lingui.md) (v9.5.1)
-- `react-i18next` (v17.0.13)
-- `use-intl` (v4.14.2)
-- `@lingui/core` (v6.6.0)
-- `@inlang/paraglide-js` (v2.15.1)
-- `@tolgee/react` (v7.2.0)
-- `react-intl` (v10.1.26)
-- `wuchale` (v0.26.6)
-- `gt-react` (v10.18.3)
-- `lingo.dev` (v0.138.7)
+- [`react-intlayer`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/packages/react-intlayer/exports.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`@intlayer/use-intl`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/next-intl.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`@intlayer/lingui`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/lingui.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`@intlayer/react-i18next`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/react-i18next.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`react-i18next`](https://github.com/i18next/react-i18next) (v17.0.13)
+- [`use-intl`](https://github.com/amannn/next-intl/tree/main/packages/use-intl) (v4.14.2)
+- [`@lingui/core`](https://github.com/lingui/js-lingui) (v6.6.0)
+- [`@inlang/paraglide-js`](https://github.com/opral/paraglide-js) (v2.15.1)
+- [`@tolgee/react`](https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-js) (v7.2.0)
+- [`react-intl`](https://github.com/formatjs/formatjs) (v10.1.26)
+- [`wuchale`](https://github.com/wuchalejs/wuchale) (v0.26.6)
+- [`gt-react`](https://github.com/generaltranslation/gt) (v10.18.3)
+- [`lingo.dev`](https://github.com/lingodotdev/lingo.dev) (v0.138.7)
 
 The framework is `TanStack Start` with a multilingual app of **10 pages** and **10 languages**.
 

package/docs/en-GB/benchmark/vue.md

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ The other impact is on developer experience: how you declare content, types, nam
 
 ## TL;DR
 
-- **Intlayer**: The lightest solution (v9.5.0) with built-in scoping and dynamic loading.
+- **Intlayer**: The lightest solution (v9.5.6) with built-in scoping and dynamic loading.
 - **vue-i18n**: The industry standard with a rich ecosystem, but can become significantly heavier and harder to optimise for code-splitting in large applications.
 - **fluent-vue**: Innovative message organisation but lacks type-safety and turns out to be an extremely heavy solution.
 
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ Syntaxes built around `const { t } = useI18n()` + `t('a.b.c')` are very convenie
 For this benchmark, we compared the following libraries:
 
 - `Base App` (No i18n library)
-- `vue-intlayer` (v9.5.0)
-- [`@intlayer/vue-i18n`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/vue-i18n.md) (v9.5.1)
-- `vue-i18n` (v11.4.0)
-- `fluent-vue` (v3.8.2)
+- [`vue-intlayer`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/packages/vue-intlayer/exports.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`@intlayer/vue-i18n`](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/compat/vue-i18n.md) (v9.5.6)
+- [`vue-i18n`](https://github.com/intlify/vue-i18n) (v11.4.0)
+- [`fluent-vue`](https://github.com/fluent-vue/fluent-vue) (v3.8.2)
 
 The framework is `Vue` with a multilingual app of **10 pages** and **10 languages**.
 

package/docs/en-GB/chrome_extension.md

@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+---
+createdAt: 2026-09-22
+updatedAt: 2026-09-22
+title: Chrome & Firefox Extension, i18n & SEO Scanner
+description: Inspect the i18n setup of any website with the Intlayer Chrome extension. Detect the framework, i18n library, locales, hreflang and SEO tags, and run a full i18n SEO audit.
+keywords:
+  - Chrome Extension
+  - i18n Scanner
+  - hreflang Checker
+  - Multilingual SEO
+  - Intlayer
+  - Localisation
+  - Development Tools
+slugs:
+  - doc
+  - chrome-extension
+history:
+  - version: 9.5.6
+    date: 2026-09-22
+    changes: "Initial history"
+author: aymericzip
+---
+
+# Chrome & Firefox Extension: i18n & SEO Scanner
+
+## Overview
+
+[**Intlayer i18n Scanner**](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/intlayer_i18n_scanner/pmlehcgmjmfimmjnembihbakhnheiabc) is the official Chrome extension for **Intlayer**. Open it on any website to see how the site handles internationalisation: which framework and i18n library it uses, which locales it exposes, and whether its multilingual SEO tags are set up correctly.
+
+It works on every website, whether or not it uses Intlayer.
+
+![Intlayer Chrome Extension](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/assets/chrome_extension.png?raw=true)
+
+[Chrome extension link](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/intlayer_i18n_scanner/pmlehcgmjmfimmjnembihbakhnheiabc)
+
+[Firefox add-on link](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/intlayer-i18n-scanner/)
+
+## Features
+
+- **Technology detection**: identifies the framework (Next.js, Nuxt, Astro, SvelteKit, Angular, Vue.js, Qwik, React, Gatsby, WordPress) and the i18n library (Intlayer, i18next, Vue I18n, @nuxtjs/i18n, Angular @angular/localize, next-intl / next-i18next, Weglot, Localize, WPML, Polylang). Each detection shows the evidence that triggered it, such as a global variable, a cookie or a DOM marker.
+- **Locales**: lists the locales found in the `lang` attribute, hreflang and `og:locale` tags, the URL locale prefix, and locale cookies or storage entries.
+- **SEO i18n tags**: checks `html lang`, `html dir`, the canonical link, hreflang tags, `x-default`, `og:locale` and the ratio of localised internal links.
+- **Navigate across locales**: switches the current page to any of its localised versions in one click, based on its hreflang tags.
+- **Search in sitemap**: searches every page listed in the site's sitemap and opens it in the current tab.
+- **Full audit**: runs the same audit as the [i18n SEO Scanner](https://intlayer.org/i18n-seo-scanner) and shows a live score.
+
+## Installation
+
+<Tabs group="browser">
+  <Tab label="Chrome" value="chrome">
+
+Install [**Intlayer i18n Scanner**](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/intlayer_i18n_scanner/pmlehcgmjmfimmjnembihbakhnheiabc) from the Chrome Web Store, then pin it to your toolbar.
+
+The extension works in Chrome and in any Chromium based browser that supports Chrome Web Store extensions (Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera).
+
+  </Tab>
+  <Tab label="Firefox" value="firefox">
+
+Install [**Intlayer i18n Scanner**](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/intlayer-i18n-scanner/) from Firefox Add-ons, then pin it to your toolbar.
+
+  </Tab>
+</Tabs>
+
+## Usage
+
+### Inspect a page
+
+1. Open the website you want to inspect.
+2. Click the **Intlayer i18n Scanner** icon in the toolbar.
+3. The popup shows the **Detected technologies**, **Locales** and **SEO i18n tags** sections for the current page.
+
+Detection runs locally in your browser, on the current tab only.
+
+### Navigate between locales
+
+![Intlayer Chrome Extension navigation](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/assets/chrome_extension_navigation.png?raw=true)
+
+The **Navigate** section lists the **Localised versions** of the current page, read from its hreflang tags. Click a locale to open that version in the current tab.
+
+Under **Sitemap pages**, type to search the URLs of the site's sitemap, then click a result to open it.
+
+### Run a full audit
+
+![Intlayer Chrome Extension audit score](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/assets/chrome_extension_audit_score.png?raw=true)
+
+Scroll to the **Full audit** section and click **Run full i18n audit**. Results stream in as each check completes, grouped into:
+
+- **Page**: `html lang` and `dir` attributes, current locale, hreflang tags, `x-default`, canonical link, localised internal links, language selector, flag icons, and unused locale content shipped in the JavaScript bundle.
+- **Robots.txt**: presence, and whether locale paths stay crawlable.
+- **Sitemap**: presence, every locale listed, alternate links and `x-default`.
+- **Domain**: number of locales discovered across the site.
+
+Each check is marked as passed, warning or failed, and the score summarises the overall i18n SEO health of the page.
+
+## Privacy and permissions
+
+The extension requests minimal permissions:
+
+- **activeTab** and **scripting**: the detector runs only on the tab you are viewing, and only when you open the popup.
+- **back.intlayer.org**: used only when you run a full audit. The URL of the current page is sent to the Intlayer API to be scanned.
+
+No browsing history is collected and nothing runs in the background.
+
+## FAQ
+
+<FAQ>
+
+<Question title="Does the website need to use Intlayer?">
+
+No. The extension inspects any website, whatever framework or i18n library it uses.
+
+</Question>
+<Question title="Why is a technology not detected?">
+
+Detection relies on what the page exposes in the browser: global variables, cookies, meta tags and DOM markers. Some production builds strip these markers, so a library can be in use without leaving a visible trace.
+
+</Question>
+<Question title="How do I fix the issues found by the audit?">
+
+Most checks map to a routing or metadata setting. With Intlayer, hreflang, canonical, `x-default`, localised links, sitemap and robots.txt are generated from your [configuration](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/configuration.md). See the integration guide for your framework, for example [Next.js](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_with_nextjs_16.md), [Nuxt](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_with_nuxt.md) or [TanStack Start](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_with_tanstack.md).
+
+</Question>
+
+</FAQ>
+
+## Related tools
+
+- [VS Code Extension](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/vs_code_extension.md)
+- [MCP Server](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/mcp_server.md)
+- [LSP Server](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/lsp.md)

package/docs/en-GB/cli/index.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 createdAt: 2024-08-11
-updatedAt: 2026-09-12
+updatedAt: 2026-09-21
 title: CLI - All Intlayer CLI commands for your multilingual website
 description: Discover how to use the Intlayer CLI to manage your multilingual website. Follow the steps in this online documentation to set up your project in minutes.
 keywords:
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ slugs:
   - concept
   - cli
 history:
+  - version: 9.5.6
+    date: 2026-09-21
+    changes: "Add init infra command"
   - version: 9.5.2
     date: 2026-09-12
     changes: "Replace the `ci` command by the `--ci` flag"
@@ -151,6 +154,7 @@ To learn how to configure the available languages or other parameters, take a lo
 ### Configuration
 
 - **[Initialise Intlayer](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/cli/init.md)** - Set up Intlayer in your project with automatic configuration
+- **[Set Up Infrastructure](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/cli/infra.md)** - Install the desktop app or self-host the CMS with Docker (all-in-one or Compose)
 - **[Manage Configuration](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/cli/configuration.md)** - Get your Intlayer configuration and push it to the CMS
 
 ### Doc Management
@@ -177,6 +181,7 @@ To learn how to configure the available languages or other parameters, take a lo
 ```json fileName="package.json"
 "scripts": {
   "intlayer:init": "npx intlayer init",
+  "intlayer:infra": "npx intlayer init infra",
   "intlayer:login": "npx intlayer login",
   "intlayer:build": "npx intlayer build",
   "intlayer:watch": "npx intlayer build --watch",

package/docs/en-GB/cli/infra.md

@@ -0,0 +1,162 @@
+---
+createdAt: 2026-09-21
+updatedAt: 2026-09-21
+title: CLI - Init Infra
+description: Learn how to use the Intlayer CLI init infra command to install the desktop app or self-host the Intlayer CMS with Docker (all-in-one container or Docker Compose stack).
+keywords:
+  - CLI
+  - Infrastructure
+  - Self-hosting
+  - Desktop app
+  - Docker
+  - Docker Compose
+  - CMS
+  - Intlayer
+slugs:
+  - doc
+  - concept
+  - cli
+  - infra
+history:
+  - version: 9.5.6
+    date: 2026-09-21
+    changes: "Add init infra command"
+author: aymericzip
+---
+
+# Intlayer CLI Init Infra Command
+
+## Description
+
+The `init infra` command sets up the Intlayer infrastructure on your machine. It downloads the hosted installer for your platform (`https://intlayer.org/install.sh` on macOS / Linux, `https://intlayer.org/install.ps1` on Windows) and runs it with your terminal attached, so the installer's own menu and progress output reach you unchanged.
+
+The installer asks how you want to run Intlayer:
+
+- **Desktop app**: downloads the native dashboard for your OS and CPU and opens or installs it. The desktop build talks to the Intlayer Cloud backend.
+- **All-in-one Docker**: dashboard + API + MongoDB + Redis + MinIO in a single container backed by one volume. Writes `./intlayer.env` with the secrets generated and pulls the `intlayer/cms-all` image.
+- **Docker Compose**: one container per service, for scalable self-hosting. Writes `docker-compose.yml` and `.env` into `./intlayer/` and pulls the images.
+
+The hosted installer is the single source of truth for the setup flow: the CLI runs it rather than re-implementing the same steps, so `npx intlayer init infra` and `curl -fsSL https://intlayer.org/install.sh | sh` do exactly the same thing.
+
+## Usage
+
+```bash packageManager="npm"
+npx intlayer init infra [options]
+```
+
+```bash packageManager="yarn"
+yarn intlayer init infra [options]
+```
+
+```bash packageManager="pnpm"
+pnpm intlayer init infra [options]
+```
+
+```bash packageManager="bun"
+bun x intlayer init infra [options]
+```
+
+The same step is offered from the checklist of `npx intlayer init --interactive`, under **Infrastructure (desktop app / self-hosting)**.
+
+## Options
+
+- `-m, --mode <mode>` - Optional. Skip the installer's menu and run one mode directly. Accepted values: `desktop`, `docker` (all-in-one) or `compose`. Any other value exits with an error listing the accepted modes.
+
+## Examples
+
+### Pick the mode interactively
+
+```bash
+npx intlayer init infra
+```
+
+### Install the desktop app
+
+```bash
+npx intlayer init infra --mode desktop
+```
+
+### Self-host with the all-in-one container
+
+```bash
+npx intlayer init infra --mode docker
+```
+
+### Self-host with Docker Compose
+
+```bash
+npx intlayer init infra --mode compose
+```
+
+## Example output
+
+```bash
+npx intlayer init infra --mode compose
+◇  Installer downloaded
+▸ Fetching docker-compose.yml into ./intlayer
+▸ Writing ./intlayer/.env
+▸ Pulling images
+
+  Everything is installed. Two steps left.
+
+  1. Configure a mailer in:
+
+       ./intlayer/.env
+
+     Either RESEND_API_KEY (resend.com) or the MAIL_SMTP_* block — the first
+     account cannot be verified without a working mailer.
+  2. Start the stack:
+
+       cd ./intlayer && docker compose up -d
+
+  Then open http://localhost:3000 — first boot initialises the
+  datastores, so give it a minute. The first account you create becomes the
+  super admin.
+
+    Logs      docker compose logs -f
+    Stop      docker compose down
+    Upgrade   docker compose pull && docker compose up -d
+```
+
+## Installer settings
+
+The installer reads a few environment variables, which the CLI passes through untouched. Set them in your shell before running the command:
+
+```bash
+INTLAYER_COMPOSE_DIR=./cms npx intlayer init infra --mode compose
+```
+
+| Variable                  | Default                   | Applies to | Description                                                |
+| ------------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `INTLAYER_MODE`           | _(asked)_                 | all        | `desktop`, `docker` or `compose`, same as `--mode`         |
+| `INTLAYER_DOWNLOAD_DIR`   | `~/Downloads`             | desktop    | Where the app installer is saved                           |
+| `INTLAYER_IMAGE`          | `intlayer/cms-all:latest` | docker     | All-in-one image to pull                                   |
+| `INTLAYER_ENV_FILE`       | `./intlayer.env`          | docker     | Where to write the environment file                        |
+| `INTLAYER_CONTAINER_NAME` | `intlayer`                | docker     | Container name                                             |
+| `INTLAYER_DATA_VOLUME`    | `intlayer-data`           | docker     | Named volume mounted at `/data`                            |
+| `INTLAYER_APP_PORT`       | `3000`                    | docker     | Host port for the dashboard                                |
+| `INTLAYER_API_PORT`       | `3100`                    | docker     | Host port for the API                                      |
+| `INTLAYER_S3_PORT`        | `9000`                    | docker     | Host port for the MinIO S3 API                             |
+| `INTLAYER_CONSOLE_PORT`   | `9001`                    | docker     | Host port for the MinIO console                            |
+| `INTLAYER_COMPOSE_DIR`    | `./intlayer`              | compose    | Where `docker-compose.yml` and `.env` are written          |
+| `INTLAYER_SELFHOST_REF`   | `main`                    | both       | Git ref the compose file and env template are fetched from |
+
+> The port variables only change the **host** side of the mapping. The published images have `http://localhost:3000`, `http://localhost:3100` and `http://localhost:9000` compiled into the dashboard bundle, so keep the defaults unless you build your own images: see the [self-hosting guide](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/self_hosting.md#limitations).
+
+## Requirements
+
+- **Desktop app** needs [Node.js](https://nodejs.org): the app embeds the dashboard's server and starts it with the machine's own `node` binary.
+- **Docker modes** need [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/) (Docker Desktop with the WSL 2 backend on Windows). The Compose mode also needs the `docker compose` plugin.
+
+## Notes
+
+- Re-running the command is safe: an existing environment file is never overwritten, so it doubles as the upgrade path (the installer pulls the latest images and keeps your secrets).
+- The installer is downloaded to a temporary directory and deleted once it exits, whatever the outcome.
+- The command's exit code is the installer's. If the download itself fails, the CLI prints the equivalent `curl … | sh` (or `irm … | iex`) command so you can run the installer directly.
+- The Docker modes still need a mailer to send sign-in emails. After the installer finishes, configure Resend or SMTP in the generated environment file: see [Global mailer](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/self_hosting.md#global-mailer).
+
+## Related
+
+- [Self-hosting guide](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/self_hosting.md) - Architecture, first-run steps and limitations of each mode
+- [Initialize Intlayer](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/cli/init.md) - The parent `init` command and its interactive checklist
+- [Intlayer CMS](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/intlayer_CMS.md) - What the dashboard you just installed does

package/docs/en-GB/cli/init.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 createdAt: 2025-12-30
-updatedAt: 2025-12-30
+updatedAt: 2026-09-21
 title: Initialise Intlayer
 description: Learn how to initialise Intlayer in your project.
 keywords:
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ slugs:
   - cli
   - init
 history:
+  - version: 9.5.6
+    date: 2026-09-21
+    changes: "Add init infra sub-command"
   - version: 8.6.4
     date: 2026-03-31
     changes: "Added --no-gitignore option"
@@ -125,6 +128,26 @@ bun x intlayer init --no-gitignore
 
 This will set up all configuration files but will not modify your `.gitignore` file.
 
+### Set up the infrastructure (desktop app or self-hosting):
+
+```bash
+npx intlayer init infra
+```
+
+Downloads and runs the hosted installer (`https://intlayer.org/install.sh`, or `install.ps1` on Windows), which asks how you want to run Intlayer:
+
+- **Desktop app** - installs the native dashboard on your machine, connected to the Intlayer Cloud.
+- **All-in-one Docker** - dashboard + API + MongoDB + Redis + MinIO in a single container.
+- **Docker Compose** - one container per service, for scalable self-hosting.
+
+Skip the menu with `--mode`:
+
+```bash
+npx intlayer init infra --mode compose
+```
+
+The same step is offered by `npx intlayer init --interactive`. See the [`init infra` reference](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/cli/infra.md) for the installer settings, and the [self-hosting guide](https://github.com/aymericzip/intlayer/blob/main/docs/docs/en-GB/self_hosting.md) for what each mode sets up.
+
 ## Output Example:
 
 ```bash