How to install wordpress

Congratulations on your new server! Now that you have a server, you can start hosting your own website. One of the most popular ways to host a website is by using WordPress. WordPress is a free and open-source content management system that allows you to create and manage your website with ease. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install WordPress on your server.

Attention

This tutorial assumes you have already set up your server and already create a server user. If you haven't done that yet, please follow our tutorial Just ordered a server now what.

Attention

This tutorial assumes your domain is registered with ZEST or ZEST manages your DNS. If you are using a different DNS provider, you will need to get in touch with ZEST support to get the necessary DNS records added.

1- Open up your server in ZEST dashboard.

Click here to open your dashboard and select the server you want to run wordpress on.

2- Click on the play icon in the Wordpress widget.

Enable Icon

3- Select the domain you want to install WordPress on. Enable click on the "Enable" button.

Select Domain

4- Wait for the installation to complete. You'll receive an email when the installation is complete.

5- You can now access your WordPress site by visiting the domain you selected.

You can start customizing your site by logging into the WordPress admin dashboard. To do this, visit your domain followed by /wp-admin. For example, if your domain is example.com, you would visit example.com/wp-admin.

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