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WordPress – installation and setup guide

Access the WordPress installer in your browser and complete setup using the correct database details.

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Written by Andy Wallace
Updated over 2 months ago

If you deployed your VPS using the WordPress application template, WordPress is already installed and waiting for you to complete the setup in the browser.


Access the WordPress installer

After your VPS is provisioned, open a browser and go to:

http://YOUR_SERVER_IP

The same URL is shown automatically when you log in via SSH.
During that first SSH login, the system also displays the database password. If you need it later, you can retrieve it with:

cat /home/.db.pass


Database details for the setup wizard

When the WordPress setup page loads, use the following database settings:


  • Database name: wordpressdb

  • Username: wpadmin

  • Password: the value shown at first login or read from /home/.db.pass

  • Database host: localhost

  • Table prefix: wp_

After you enter these values, WordPress will connect to the database and continue to the next screen.


Finish the WordPress installation

On the final screen, set:

  • Site title

  • Admin username

  • Admin password

  • Admin email address

When you confirm, WordPress completes the installation and logs you into the dashboard so you can start configuring your site.

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