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How to Use the CloudPanel VPS Template

Getting started with the CloudPanel VPS Template

Updated over a week ago

CloudPanel is an intuitive web hosting control panel designed to manage websites and applications easily. When you choose the Ubuntu 24.04 64bit with CloudPanel VPS template on Hostinger, CloudPanel comes pre-installed. This guide will help you get started using CloudPanel on your Hostinger VPS.

Visit our CloudPanel VPS hosting page to learn more about the available plans.

Installing CloudPanel

You can choose CloudPanel with either Ubuntu 22.04 or Ubuntu 24.04.

Hostinger VPS operating systems

Create a root password and CloudPanel admin passwords for your VPS. Optionally you can add SSH keys for easier server access, and install a Monarx malware scanner for vulnerability scanning.

Hostinger CloudPanel onboarding


Accessing CloudPanel

To access CloudPanel, open VPS hPanel then go to the “Panel access” tab, and press on the login URL link.

Hostinger hPanel VPS overview page

Or open a web browser and navigate to https://your-vps-ip:8443. Replace your-vps-ip with the IP address of your VPS.

If you wish CloudPanel to run on your domain, point your domain to a VPS IP address and change the server hostname 💡

To log in to CloudPanel, use the credentials you provided during template installation:

CloudPanel login panel

Adding a Website to CloudPanel

Once logged in to CloudPanel, go to the Sites tab in the dashboard and then click on Add Site:

Adding a website in CloudPanel

Select the type of website you want to add:

Selecting the website type while adding a website in CloudPanel

If, for example, you have selected a WordPress site to add, in the next step, you’ll have to provide details such as:

  • Domain name that you have pointed to VPS IP address

  • Site title

  • Site user name and password (CloudPanel)

  • Admin user name and password (WordPress)

  • Admin email (WordPress)

Adding a new WordPress website to CloudPanel

And that’s it! Once installation is complete, you will be given a summary of your WordPress site and will be able to access its admin panel:

WordPress login panel

You have successfully accessed CloudPanel on your Hostinger VPS and added a new website.

For more detailed information and troubleshooting, refer to the CloudPanel documentation 💡

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