How to Install WordPress on a Cloud Cube

Three methods to install WordPress: Softaculous via cPanel, DirectAdmin's installer, and a manual SSH install. Takes under 10 minutes.

This guide covers three methods to get WordPress running on your managed Cloud Cube: using cPanel’s Softaculous, DirectAdmin’s installer, or a manual SSH install.

Prerequisites

Before you start, make sure you have:

An active Cloud Cube with cPanel, DirectAdmin, or SSH access
A domain pointed at your server (or use your server’s IP for testing)
PHP 8.1+ and MySQL 8.0+: both pre-installed on all Cloud Cubes

All plans include full server management: updates, security patches, and backups happen automatically. You just install WordPress.

Method 1: Softaculous via cPanel

Softaculous is a one-click installer bundled with every cPanel install. It handles the database, config file, and permissions automatically.

Log into WHM → cPanel for your account, then open Softaculous Apps Installer from the main dashboard.

Search for WordPress and click Install Now.

Fill in your site name, admin username, and password. Set the installation directory to / for root or /blog for a subdirectory.

Click Install. Softaculous creates the database, extracts WordPress, and writes wp-config.php automatically.

Visit yourdomain.com/wp-admin: done.

Method 2: DirectAdmin installer

Log into DirectAdmin and go to Extra Features → Installatron.

Click WordPress then Install this application.

Select your domain, set a directory (blank for root), set admin credentials, click Install.

Method 3: Manual install via SSH

For full control, install WordPress manually. Takes about 5 minutes.

# Download and extract WordPress
cd /home/youraccount/public_html
wget https://wordpress.org/latest.tar.gz
tar -xzf latest.tar.gz --strip-components=1
rm latest.tar.gz

# Create database and user
mysql -u root -p <<EOF
CREATE DATABASE wp_mysite;
CREATE USER 'wp_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'StrongPass123!';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wp_mysite.* TO 'wp_user'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EOF

# Configure wp-config.php
cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
sed -i "s/database_name_here/wp_mysite/" wp-config.php
sed -i "s/username_here/wp_user/" wp-config.php
sed -i "s/password_here/StrongPass123!/" wp-config.php

Replace `StrongPass123!` with a strong password. Never use example credentials from guides in production.

Performance & security settings

Setting	Recommended	Why
PHP Version	`8.2` or `8.3`	30-40% faster than 7.4
OPcache	Enabled	Caches compiled PHP bytecode
File permissions	`755` dirs / `644` files	Prevents unauthorized writes
`wp-config.php` perms	`400`	Owner-readable only
`wp-login.php`	IP-restricted or 2FA	Blocks brute-force

Next steps

Install a caching plugin: WP Super Cache or LiteSpeed Cache
Enable Let’s Encrypt SSL from your control panel (free on all plans)
Review CloudLinux limits to tune PHP memory
Set up JetBackup for scheduled offsite backups

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