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How to create a new website

Introduction

This article will guide you through how to create a site in FASTPANEL®.

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We recommend to create a separate user for each new website.

Creating a website

To create a new site, start the "Site Creation Wizard" by clicking the "Create site" button on the right side of the screen.

Create a new website in FASTPANEL

This will open the Site Creation Wizard. The whole process contains three steps:

  • Domain connection
  • Setting up backend and database
  • Backup setup

The Site Creation Wizard offers the following options:

  • Create a CMS based site – Automatically create a site based on a CMS, with the ability to install WordPress in just a few clicks

  • PHP – Create a website or application using PHP

  • Node.js – Deploy a modern web application built with Node.js and the current JavaScript stack

  • Reverse proxy – Create a site that works as a reverse proxy for another service

  • Systemd – Run websites and services managed via systemd units as separate backend applications

  • Blank (static) – Create a static website that simply serves unchanging content (HTML, CSS, JS, images)

Create a site manually in FASTPANEL

You can configure following settings:

  • User's credentials
  • Backend settings
  • Database settings
  • Backup plans
  • FTP access
  • SFTP access

New site configuration in FASTPANEL

Follow the Wizard instructions and complete the site creation.

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Be sure to save the database and FTP account access data in a safe place

You can also "View", "Download" or "Send" the access data to your site:

New website access data in FASTPANEL