After starting the server

Once the server has been started, you will need to create a Database. To create a Database, go to the DATABASES tab, then click NEW DATABASE. Give the Database a name and leave the Connections From field blank, then create the database. Once the database has been created, click on the eye icon. Click the ROTATE PASSWORD button until your password DOES NOT contain any of the following characters:

\

Once your password does not contain any of the characters, save this information for later when you need to connect to the database.

Accessing Your Website

Our Domain

If you are using our domain, you can access your website by going to the Address field in the Console tab. You can copy this address and paste it into your web browser to access your website.

Your Domain

If you are using your own domain, you will need to create a Cloudflare Tunnel for your website. Follow the instructions in the guide to set it up.

Installing Your CMS

Once you have accessed your website, you will need to install your CMS of choice. Below are the instructions for installing WordPress, Joomla, or bringing your own website files.

WordPress

1. Select your language and click Continue.

2. Click Let's go!

3. Fill in the following fields:

   • Database Name: The name of the database you created earlier.

   • Username: The database username.

   • Password: The database password.

   • Database Host: The database endpoint.

   • Table Prefix: Leave as default unless you want to change it.

4. Click Submit.

5. Click Run the installation.

6. Fill in the following fields:

   • Site Title: The title of your website or business.

   • Username: The admin username for the WordPress dashboard.

   • Password: The admin password (you can use the generated one or set your own).

   • Your Email: The admin email address.

   • Search Engine Visibility: Check this box if you do not want search engines to index your site.

     Details

     Search Engine Visibility

     This means your site will not appear in search engine results, making it less likely to be found. This is useful for development, sensitive information, or private audiences. This setting can be changed later in the WordPress dashboard under Settings > Reading.

7. Click Install WordPress.

8. Click Log in.

9. Enter the username and password you created above.
10. You are now logged into the WordPress dashboard. From here, you can customize your website, add themes, and install plugins.

Joomla

1. Choose your language and enter the name of your website or business.

2. Click Setup Login Data.

3. Enter the following details for the Initial Admin User:

   • Real Name: Your name or the name of the website owner. (Please note that this name will be displayed on the website's articles and posts and also in the <meta name="author"> tag of the HTML code.)

   • Username: The admin username for the Joomla dashboard.

   • Password: The admin password for the Joomla dashboard. Joomla defaults to require a strong password, but you can change the password settings in the Settings later, and then you can change your password.

   • Email: The admin email address.

4. After entering the details, click Setup Database Connection.

5. Now you can enter the database details you created earlier:

   • Database Type: MySQLi

   • Host Name: The database endpoint.

   • Username: The database username.

   • Password: The database password.

   • Database Name: The name of the database you created earlier.

   • Table Prefix: Leave as default unless you want to change it.

   • Connection Encryption: Leave as Default (server controlled).

6. Click Install Joomla.

7. After you click the button, Joomla will try and verify that you are the owner of the installation. To do this, Joomla will create a 0 Bytes file in the folder

   /home/container/www/installation/

   called something similar to _JoomlaXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.txt. To continue with the installation, you will need to delete this file. You can do this by clicking on the 3 dots to the right of the file and clicking Delete.
   Important!

   Important: Deleting other files may cause issues with your Joomla installation.
   PLEASE TRIPLE CHECK THAT YOU ARE ONLY DELETING THE FILE THAT STARTS WITH _Joomla AND NOT ANY OTHER FILES IN THE installation FOLDER.

8. Once you have deleted the file, click the Install Joomla button again.

9. After the installation is complete, you will see a message saying "Congratulations! Joomla site is now ready." To get started, click the Open Administrator button.

10. You will be taken to the Joomla Administrator login page. Enter the username and password you created earlier, and click Log in.

11. You are now logged into the Joomla dashboard. From here, you can customize your website, add themes, and install extensions.

Bring Your Own

1. Upload your website files (HTML, PHP, etc.) to the server using the file manager or FTP.
2. If your site requires a database, use the database details you created earlier:

• Host: The database endpoint

• Database Name: The name of your database

• Username: The database username

• Password: The database password

3. Update your website's configuration files (such as config.php or .env) with these details.

4. Access your site via the server address to verify the installation.