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Admin Guide

Everything you need to master the Zack AI Admin Dashboard. Video tutorials, written guides, and tips for every feature.

Get up and running in 5 minutes

New to Zack AI? Follow these four steps to get started.

1

Log In

Visit your Zack AI dashboard URL and enter your credentials. The animated background confirms you're connected.

2

Create a Task

Open the Kanban board and add your first task. Drag it to "In Progress" and Zack will start working on it automatically.

3

Connect Telegram

Link your Telegram account in Settings to send tasks on the go. Just message Zack like a colleague.

4

Explore Features

Check out the Media Library, Contacts, Social Calendar and more. Watch the tutorials below for a full walkthrough.

Meet Zack

INTRO • 2:18

Forget everything you know about AI. Meet Zack — the AI that lives on its own server, writes its own code, and handles anything you throw at it. This introduction shows a live demo of a feature being requested and built in real-time.

What makes Zack different? Unlike chatbots that just talk, Zack actually does things — it has full server access, can edit code, generate media, send emails, and manage your entire business workflow autonomously.

What You'll Learn

  • What Zack AI is and how it works
  • The difference between a chatbot and an AI employee
  • A live demonstration of real-time feature building
  • How Zack operates autonomously with human oversight

Dashboard Overview

EP 01 • 2:16

Get oriented with the Zack AI admin dashboard. This tutorial walks through the login screen, main navigation tabs, status indicator, top bar actions, and the animated background.

Secure LoginPassword-protected access with session management
Tab NavigationQuick access to all sections from the top bar
Live StatusReal-time indicator showing Zack's current state
NotificationsAlert sounds and visual cues for task updates

Task Board (Kanban)

EP 02 • 3:52

The kanban board is the heart of Zack AI. It uses four columns — Backlog, To Do, In Progress, and Done — to manage your tasks visually. The magic: drag a task to "In Progress" and Zack starts working on it automatically.

Key Features

  • Drag-and-drop task management across four columns
  • Auto-execution when tasks move to "In Progress"
  • Pin completed tasks to keep them visible
  • Repeat button to re-run previous tasks
  • Live chat activity monitoring during task execution
  • Priority labels and colour-coded task cards
Pro tip: You can also create tasks by messaging Zack on Telegram. The task will appear automatically on the board and Zack will begin working immediately.

Media Library

EP 03 • 3:34

The Media Library stores everything Zack creates — videos, images, PDFs, audio files, and even websites. Browse by type, preview inline, and organise assets by assigning them to contacts.

Capabilities

  • Grid view with type filtering (video, image, PDF, audio, website)
  • Upload files directly via drag-and-drop
  • Inline preview for all media types
  • Assign media to contacts for CRM integration
  • Bulk selection for batch operations
  • Create social posts directly from media items

Prospects & Web Crawler

EP 04 • 3:04

The UK web crawler automatically discovers potential clients by scanning websites for CMS type, speed scores, SSL status, and contact information. Browse prospects, view detailed tech stacks, and convert them to contacts when ready.

What the Crawler Detects

CMS DetectionWordPress, Wix, Squarespace, Shopify, custom
Speed ScoresPage load time and performance metrics
SSL StatusCertificate validity and HTTPS configuration
Contact InfoEmail addresses, phone numbers, social links

Social Media Calendar

EP 05 • 4:13

Plan and schedule your social media content with a visual calendar. Navigate month views, create posts with media attachments, preview how they'll look on your phone, and drag drafts onto calendar dates to schedule them.

How It Works

  • Month-view calendar with platform colour coding (Facebook blue, Instagram purple, TikTok pink)
  • Create posts with images, videos, and captions
  • Phone preview to see how posts will appear on mobile
  • Drag-and-drop scheduling from drafts to calendar dates
  • Manage connected social accounts (Facebook, Instagram, TikTok)
  • Bulk scheduling for content campaigns

Email & Chat

EP 06 • 2:40

The dashboard integrates email and chat into sliding panels. Access your webmail with a resizable panel, or chat directly with Zack AI for real-time assistance with streaming responses.

Email Panel

  • Sliding email panel with embedded webmail
  • Resize by dragging the edge, or expand to full screen
  • Draft emails that appear in the admin for review before sending

Chat Panel

  • Real-time conversation with Zack AI
  • Streaming responses with auto-scroll
  • Ask questions, request tasks, or get status updates
Safety first: Zack never sends emails directly. All emails are created as drafts for human review — you always have the final say before anything goes out.

Activity Logs & Settings

EP 07 • 3:48

Monitor everything Zack does with the terminal-style activity log. Filter by category, watch live streaming logs, and configure all your integrations and services from the Settings panel.

Activity Logs

  • Terminal-style display with live streaming updates
  • Category filters: Claude, Tool, Task, Error
  • Search through log history
  • Timestamps and colour-coded entries

Settings Panel

  • Configure OAuth tokens, API keys, and email
  • Telegram integration settings
  • Service management with restart buttons
  • Access the trash for deleted files and recovery
  • Admin password and session management

Cold Prospect to Proposal

DEMO • 3:21

Watch the full automated sales pipeline in action. Starting from a cold prospect discovered by the web crawler, Zack analyses their site, identifies issues, generates a redesign mockup, builds a PDF proposal with pricing, and creates an email draft — all in minutes.

The Pipeline Steps

  • Web crawler discovers a prospect with an outdated site
  • SEO analysis reveals performance issues and opportunities
  • AI generates a redesign mockup of their website
  • Branded PDF proposal is built with pricing tiers
  • Email draft is created and queued for human approval
Human in the loop: While the pipeline is fully automated, every email goes through human review before sending. You maintain full control over client communication.

AI Music Video From Scratch

DEMO • 1:00

A complete multimedia production demo showing Zack's content generation capabilities. From original music to cinematic video — all created by AI and assembled automatically.

What Gets Created

  • Suno V5 generates an original song with custom lyrics
  • ElevenLabs creates a cinematic voiceover
  • Grok video chain produces matching visuals
  • FFmpeg merges everything with an animated title card

Telegram Command Centre

DEMO • 3:21

Control Zack AI from anywhere using Telegram. Send messages, files, images, and voice notes — Zack responds with AI-generated content, executes commands, and sends results back to your phone.

What You Can Do via Telegram

  • Generate videos, images, and music by sending a message
  • Run SEO audits on any website URL
  • Send physical postcards to contacts
  • Create and edit songs with custom lyrics
  • Draft emails for review in the admin dashboard
  • Get status updates on running tasks
Instant acknowledgment: Zack always responds immediately to confirm receipt, then sends a follow-up when the task is complete. You never have to wonder if your message was received.

Dev Server Management

DEMO • 1:37

The ultimate developer system. Manage projects, deploy servers, monitor environments, and use the Kanban board to assign development tasks directly to Zack. Full server management with one-click deploy, restart, and real-time status monitoring.

Developer Features

  • Project management with deployment tracking
  • One-click server deploy and restart
  • Real-time status monitoring for all services
  • Kanban task assignment for development work
  • Priority-based task queuing

Frequently Asked Questions

Your Zack AI instance comes with a unique dashboard URL. Log in with the credentials provided during setup. The dashboard works on desktop and mobile browsers — no app installation needed.
No. Zack operates on a draft-only email system. All emails are created as drafts that appear in your admin dashboard for review. You must manually approve and send every email. This is a core security principle — human in the loop.
Everything Zack does is logged in the Activity Logs. If a task produces unexpected results, you can review exactly what happened step-by-step. Deleted files go to the trash for recovery. For critical actions like emails and client communications, human approval is always required.
Go to Settings in the admin dashboard and enter your Telegram details. Once connected, you can message Zack directly on Telegram to create tasks, generate content, and get updates — all from your phone.
Zack can generate: videos (Sora 2, Veo3, Grok), images (AI-generated and edited), music (Suno V5 with custom lyrics), voiceovers (ElevenLabs premium TTS), PDFs (branded proposals, reports, audits), and complete websites. All generated content is stored in the Media Library.
Yes. Zack AI runs on its own dedicated VPS — your data never passes through shared cloud services. All credentials are stored server-side, the admin dashboard is password-protected, and sensitive actions require human approval. See our Security page for full details.
We update the documentation and video tutorials whenever significant features are added or workflows change. All videos are recorded from the live production dashboard, so what you see is exactly what you get.