Your layout.

Sign inText button

Next to “Already have an account?”. Takes you to Sign In instead.

Continue with GoogleButton

Sign up with your Google account. No password to remember.

Continue with GitHubButton

Sign up with your GitHub account. Google and GitHub are the only sign-in providers.

Sign up with emailLink

Opens the email form below.

The email form

EmailText field · required

Your email address. It must look like one.

PasswordText field · required

At least 8 characters. A meter rates it Weak, Fair, Good or Strong as you type: length past 12, an uppercase letter, a digit and a symbol all help.

Confirm PasswordText field · required

Type it again. “Passwords do not match” until they do.

Email me DEJA news, tips, and launch updates.Checkbox

Optional, and you can unsubscribe anytime. It doesn't affect account or service emails.Default: Off

Create AccountButton

Makes the account. Underneath, the note says that by creating one you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

The tracker

On a computer it's a trip card docked on the right. On a phone it's a sheet at the bottom of the screen: drag its handle up, or tap the station name, to see the whole route.

Status lineDisplay

Where you are: “Station 2 of 5”, “Station 4 of 5 · waiting on your computer”, and finally “All stations complete”.

RouteTimeline

The five stations, each ticked, current or still to come. A finished station shows what you chose, like your layout name and ID. You can tap back to Name Layout or Support DEJA until you reach Install Server.Options: Create Account · Name Layout · Support DEJA (optional) · Install Server · Connected

Continue · Chip in · Start drivingButton

The step's main button lives in the tracker, not in the step itself. On a phone, look at the bottom of the screen.

Around the page

Joining someone else’s layout? Use their invite linkLink

Here to run trains on a friend's or a club's layout, not set up your own? This takes you to Join instead.

Sign outButton

Top right, next to the account you're signed in as.

Layout NameText field · required

What everyone sees, e.g. “Payette Short Line”. At least 2 characters. It starts filled in from your email (john.smith@… becomes “John Smith”), so change it to your railroad's name.

Layout IDText field · required

The layout's permanent ID, e.g. payette-short-line. It fills itself in from the name: lowercase letters, numbers and hyphens, at least 3 characters. Type in it yourself to choose your own. A green tick means it's free, a red cross means someone already has it.

ContinueButton

Moves on once the name is valid and the ID is free. Pressing Enter does the same. Nothing is created yet: your layout is made when you reach Install Server.

Keep up with DEJA?

Shown first, only if you signed up with Google or GitHub and haven't answered the news question yet. None of the buttons hold you up.

Yes, keep me posted · No thanks · SkipButtons

Whether to get DEJA news, tips and launch updates by email.

Support DEJA

MonthlyCard

A monthly chip-in. −5 and +5 change the amount, from $5 up to $500, and Chip in $X picks it. Cancel anytime from your Profile. Hidden if you're already giving monthly.Default: $5/month

One timeCard

A single chip-in, with the same −5, +5 and Chip in buttons.Default: $10

I just want to use the appText button

Skips straight to Install Server.

Payment

Only if you picked an amount.

Your donationDisplay

The amount and how often. Change amount goes back a step.

Payment detailsCard field

Your card, entered securely through Stripe.

Chip in $XButton (in the tracker)

Makes the payment and moves on.

Skip for nowText button

Moves on without paying. A payment that fails or is abandoned counts as a skip too.

The install card

Run the installerStep 1 · Copy button

Run curl -fsSL https://install.dejadcc.com | bash on that computer. The installer needs Node.js 20 or newer, and lists the serial ports it can see.

Connect your accountStep 2 · Copy button

Run deja login. It shows a short code and opens Throttle in your browser: check the code matches and click Authorize. On a computer without a screen, open the printed link from any device. You stay logged in; the server renews its own credentials.

Start the serverStep 3

Run deja start.

Around the card

Tips & TricksCarousel

Five short tips that rotate while you wait. Tap a dot to jump to one.

View Documentation & HelpLink

The server installation docs.

Skip for now — I’ll set up laterLink

Goes to Home. A setup card there picks up the same steps.

Rather have an expert set it up?Card

Book a paid session with Track & Trestle, the team behind DEJA, and set it up together. See Support.

What you see depends on your EX-CommandStation.

Plug in your EX-CommandStationWaiting

The usual case. Connect it by USB to the computer running DEJA; the page shows “Waiting for your EX-CommandStation…” until the server finds it.

Your railroad is connected!Done

The server found your EX-CommandStation. Start driving takes you Home.

Add your EX-CommandStationMissing

Only if the EX-CommandStation device was deleted. Add EX-CommandStation opens Devices so you can add it again.

Skip for now — I’ll plug it in laterText button

Finishes Get Started and goes Home. You can connect it any time from Devices.

Add Throttle to your home screenCard

How to install Throttle like an app: full screen, no browser bar. On a computer it reads Get Throttle on your phone and shows a QR code.

Login codeText field

Filled in from the link. Check it matches your terminal, e.g. BCDF-2345. Codes never use vowels, 0 or 1, and spaces and dashes don't matter. A code lasts 15 minutes; after that, run deja login again.

Connect to layoutList · pick one

Your layouts, with your current one ticked. Pick the one this server should run. No layouts yet? Finish Get Started first, then run deja login again.

AuthorizeButton

Links the server. You'll see Server connected; tap Done and go back to your terminal, which finishes on its own.

DenyText button

Refuses the request. Nothing is connected, and the terminal says so.

Layout rowsList · tap one

Each layout you own or are a member of, with its name and ID. Tap one to open it. No layouts at all shows “No layouts found. Create one to get started.”

My Layouts

New LayoutButton

Opens Name Your Railroad, the same step as in Get Started, with its own Continue button. Continue creates the layout right away and switches you to it.

Layout rowsList · tap one

Each layout with its ID and an Owner or Member chip. Tap one to open it.

Join another layoutLink → text field

Paste a layout ID or a join link, then Request. The owner gets your request, and a line here shows “waiting for the owner” until they answer. Cancel closes the field.

DismissText button

Clears a “wasn't granted” line after an owner turns a request down.

The layout strip

On every page, the strip at the top shows your layout's name with a lamp for the server and each device. Tap it, or pull it down on a phone, to open the layout shade.

DevicesButton

Opens the Devices page.

Switch layoutButton

Leaves this layout and shows Choose Your Layout.

Tags

Tags group turnouts, effects, signals, sensors and routes by area or purpose, so you can filter by them. You make them here, then pick them in any editor.

Tag chipsChips

Your tags. Tap one to edit it.

Add TagChip

Opens the tag form.

New TagText field · required

The tag's name, e.g. “Sawmill”. Reads Tag when you're editing one. You can rename a tag later and everything keeps it.

IconText field

An optional icon for the tag.

ColourColour picker

The tag's colour. Tag colours also show up in every item's colour picker.

Cancel · SaveButtons

Save adds or updates the tag.

USB Ports

N ports detectedList

The serial ports on the computer running your DEJA Server, each with the device assigned to it and whether it's online. Fills in only while the server is running.

Scan portsButton

Asks the server to look again. Also the round refresh button at the top of the list.

Open Label MakerButton

Print wire flags, terminal markers, device plates and turnout tags at exact sizes. Opens in a new tab.

DisconnectButton

Under Disconnect Layout: leave this layout and choose another. Only shown when you belong to more than one.

Set up your railroadCard

Shown until your server has run for the first time. The same three steps as Install Server, with the same live ticks.

Add your EX-CommandStationCard

Shown when your server is online but the layout has no EX-CommandStation. Add EX-CommandStation opens Devices; Skip for now hides it.

You’re connected!Card

For two weeks after your server first starts: Drive a train, Add Locomotives and Explore Settings. The ✕ dismisses it.

Invite link or layout IDText field

Paste the invite link the owner shared, or type their layout ID, then Find layout. Standing at the layout? Scan its QR code instead.

JoinCode field + button

If the layout asks for a code, enter the 3-digit code shown on the layout's display, then Join.

Request AccessButton

If the owner approves each person. You wait until they approve you in Settings → Access, then Start running trains.