Launch a full-featured WordPress site using your Carpathian Cloud instance with nothing but terminal access. This guide walks you through every step.

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1. Provision Your VM

From the Carpathian dashboard:

• Go to Cloud Servers → Provision Server
• Select the Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS base image
• Once it's finished provisioning, click Networking
• Click "Add Configuration" and ensure you follow the CNAME instructions
• Select the Spark you want to use, add your domain name, and select "Website"

Important Note: When you select Website, Apache2 will be automatically installed.

Once it’s finished, click the Console button to access your server directly on the Cloud Servers tab.

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2. Remove Apache2

Disable Apache2 to avoid conflicts with the gateway:

systemctl stop apache2
systemctl disable apache2
apt remove -y apache2 apache2-utils apache2-bin apache2.2-common

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3. Update the System

Update the server and install basic tools:

apt update && apt upgrade -y
apt install -y unzip curl git ufw

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4. Install PHP

WordPress requires PHP and extensions:

apt install -y php-fpm php-mysql php-cli php-curl php-gd php-mbstring php-xml php-zip

Check PHP is working:

php -v

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5. Install MySQL

Install MySQL server:

apt install -y mysql-server

Run the security script:

mysql_secure_installation

Then log in and set up the WordPress DB:

mysql -u root -p

Inside the MySQL shell:

CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
CREATE USER 'wpuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'strongpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* TO 'wpuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

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6. Download and Configure WordPress

Download the latest version:

cd /var/www
curl -O https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar -xvzf latest.tar.gz
rm latest.tar.gz

Copy and edit the config:

cp wordpress/wp-config-sample.php wordpress/wp-config.php
nano wordpress/wp-config.php

Set your DB values:

define( 'DB_NAME', 'wordpress' );
define( 'DB_USER', 'wpuser' );
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'strongpassword' );

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7. Set File Permissions

chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/wordpress
chmod -R 755 /var/www/wordpress

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8. Register Your Site

Since your domain is already routed by Carpathian's public gateway:

• Open your browser and go to your assigned domain (or IP)
• You should see the WordPress install screen
• Complete the setup: site name, username, password, etc.

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You now have a secure, routed, and fully functional WordPress site running inside your Carpathian Cloud Environment.

Carpathian’s infrastructure automatically handles:

• TLS termination
• Public routing and port forwarding via gateway VMs
• Test page validation to confirm domain reachability

To customize NGINX headers or caching, please reach out to support.