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Quick start

This page shows you how to install AI Foundation and connect your first AI service. AI Foundation is free (open source, GPL-2.0-or-later) and needs a free license key.
In short
  1. Install the License Manager (ns_license).
  2. Install AI Foundation (ns_t3af).
  3. Activate your free license key in the T3Planet Shop.
  4. Open AI Universe → AI Foundation and click Quick Setup.
  5. Connect your AI service in AI Providers.
AI Foundation Quick Setup wizard, welcome step Quick Setup wizard — guided first-time configuration in the AI Foundation module.

Requirements

Your developer or hosting provider can check these:
  • TYPO3 12.4 LTS, 13.4 LTS or 14.x
  • PHP 8.2 or higher (8.3 recommended), with the sodium extension
  • Database MySQL 8.0+ or MariaDB 10.3+
  • Internet access from the server to your AI service (HTTPS)
  • Composer 2.x (if your website uses Composer)
Required TYPO3 extensions
  • License Manager (ns_license) – checks your license.
  • Scheduler – runs AI tasks in the background.
  • Workspaces – lets AI changes be saved as drafts first.
Scheduler and Workspaces come with TYPO3. Activate them if they are off.

Install from the backend

Use this if your website does not use Composer.
  1. Go to Admin Tools → Extensions (on TYPO3 v14: System → Extensions).
  2. Choose Get Extensions.
  3. Search for ns_license, install and activate it.
  4. Search for ns_t3af (or T3AF), install and activate it.
  5. Go to Admin Tools → Maintenance (on TYPO3 v14: System → Maintenance) and run Analyze Database Structure. Apply all changes.
  6. Clear all caches.
Manual installation requires manual dependency management. Composer installation is strongly recommended.

Composer installation

Download pages: ns_license · ns_t3af

Activate your OSS license key

  1. Go to the T3Planet Shop module (under Admin Tools, on TYPO3 v14 under System).
  2. Open AI Universe > AI Foundation.
  3. Click Start.
Product page: https://t3planet.de/en/ai-foundation-for-typo3

Verify the installation

Check that:
  • AI Universe → AI Foundation appears in the backend menu.
  • ns_license and ns_t3af are active in Admin Tools → Extensions.
  • Analyze Database Structure shows no open changes.
Module missing? Clear all caches. If it is still missing, ask your developer to run ./vendor/bin/typo3 extension:setup.

Next steps

  1. Go to AI Universe → AI Foundation.
  2. Click Quick Setup at the top of the module and follow the steps.
  3. Or connect your AI service by hand in AI Providers.
More: Configuration.