WORDPRESS SETUP on DIGITAL OCEAN
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WORDPRESS HOSTING SETUP WALK THROUGH
Step 1. Create Digital Ocean Acc
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Step 2. Deploy Droplet
- Create NEW PROJECT
- Click Create Droplet
- Go to Marketplace
- Click Deploy WORDPRESS
- Choose the $5/Mth Option
- Select location nearest to you
- Click Create
It will take up to a few minutes for the node script to run and complete setup, then the droplet will be visible in your the dashboard with a green indicator next to it indicating the droplet is active.
Open console, login with password from email
Create a new password
If you want to link the hosting account to a domain name you can enter the URL now
Browse to the IP of your droplet
This should be displaying the wordpress installation steps, complete.
Step 5. Point Domain Name to Digital Ocean
Login to your Domain Name Registrar
Go to DNS Management or sometimes called Maintain Name Servers
Update name servers to the following
NS1.DGITALOCEAN.COM
NS2.DGITALOCEAN.COM
This can take anywhere from 1 minute to 24 hours to update, be patient…
Step 6. Add Domain Name to Digital Ocean
In Droplets click Add Domain Name
Enter Domain Name
THAT’S IT