Given you are setting up your server for the first time I would say your database is not complete or something did not install correctly. But if you want a more simplified approach start by verifying that the variables table has the expansion field set to a value of 16383. I think 16383 is the default these days.
You might want to follow the guides, get a server working, and then go off on your own. At that point keep a backup of the working code/data and compare to new code/data when problems arise.
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