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# Getting started with WordPress using Glesys one-click installer

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This guide shows how you can get started with WordPress on a VM in Glesys Cloud in just a few minutes using our one‑click installer.

WordPress is undoubtedly the most common blogging and content‑management system (CMS) today. It is estimated that over 455 million websites, blogs, and applications—or roughly 35 % of the entire Internet—are powered by WordPress (statistics from 2020).

## Prerequisite

To use our one‑click installer, you need a Glesys Cloud account and a domain registered with us. If you don’t have an account, you can create one for free. If you don’t have a domain, you can purchase one in our control panel or transfer an existing domain to us.

## Included software

In addition to the latest version of WordPress, the following software is installed:

* **Linux** Ubuntu LTS (operating system)
* **Apache2** (web server)
* **MySQL server** (database server)
* **PHP** (programming language)
* **Fail2ban** (a tool to protect SSH against malicious login attempts)
* **Postfix** (server program to send email from WordPress)
* **Certbot** (a tool to handle SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt to enable HTTPS)
* **AutoMySQLBackup** (a tool that takes automatic backups of MySQL)

The following configurations are applied automatically on the server during installation:

* The firewall (UFW) is enabled to allow access only via SSH (port 22), HTTP (port 80), and HTTPS (port 443).
* XML‑RPC is disabled to prevent DDoS and other brute‑force attacks.
* PHP settings are optimized, including increasing the maximum file‑upload size to 50 MB.

## Getting started

In the control panel, under **Compute**, hover over **Virtual machines**, then click the **plus** sign. Alternatively, you can click **Virtual machines**, then click the green **Create** button. Either way works just as fine.

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Then, switch to the **One-click installer** tab and select **WordPress**.

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In the next screen, choose which of our data centers the server should be created in—Falkenberg or Stockholm (pick the location you think is closest to your visitors).

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Select the domain that will be linked to the WordPress installation. The domain must use our name servers and cannot be used by other websites or services. If you want to install WordPress on a subdomain—for example, blogg.example.se—check the box **Install on a subdomain**.

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Our one‑click installer for WordPress creates a free SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt, and you never have to worry about renewing the certificate—everything is handled automatically with Certbot. To use Let’s Encrypt, you must provide an email address.

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After that, set the username, password, and/or an SSH key for the administrator account on the server where WordPress will be installed. Save these credentials in a secure place, as they cannot be regenerated later.

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Click the **Create** button to install and configure WordPress along with the associated software. It only takes a few minutes.

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You can now see the progress as the server is being created. When the installation is complete, a green check mark will appear next to both *Deploying server* and *Installing software*.

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You complete the WordPress installation by visiting your domain (in our case `https://example.se`) in your web browser.


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