I was surprised how easy it was to setup.  I connected it to my bed frame which was a challenge. It would help if you had two people to hold the headboard steady while attaching.  I placed it near the wall and used it for support.   My frame was metal and I used the bolts that came with the headboard, but it did require hex nuts which were not included. It doesn’t say, but maybe it was meant to attach to a wood frame.