Website Hosting Guide

WordPress, custom sites, and SSL setup

1

Log into cPanel

Access your hosting control panel at YOUR_DOMAIN/cpanel or via the link in your welcome email. All shared and managed plans include cPanel.

2

Add your domain

Go to cPanel → Domains → Addon Domains and enter your domain. Then update your domain's DNS nameservers to ns1.lastrahost.com and ns2.lastrahost.com.

3

Install WordPress

Use the Softaculous Apps Installer in cPanel to deploy WordPress in one click. Choose your domain, set an admin password, and it's live in under a minute.

4

Enable free SSL

SSL is auto-provisioned within 15 minutes of your domain's DNS propagating. Force HTTPS via cPanel → SSL/TLS → Force HTTPS Redirect.

5

Upload files via FTP

Use FileZilla with these credentials from cPanel → FTP Accounts:

Host: ftp.YOUR_DOMAIN.com
Port: 21
User: your_cpanel_username
WordPress tip: Enable the included CDN integration and a caching plugin after setup for the best performance — both are free on every web plan.

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