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Install Joomla with Softaculous

This guide shows how to set up Joomla on your hosting in a few clicks.

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What is Joomla?

Joomla is a free tool for building websites. It is a content management system, or CMS. A CMS lets you add pages and posts from a web screen without writing code. People use Joomla for blogs, company sites and community sites.

Softaculous is a tool in cPanel that installs apps like Joomla for you. cPanel is the control panel where you manage your hosting.

Screenshot: Softaculous is a tool in cPanel that installs apps like Joomla for you. cPanel is the cont

Steps

  1. Log in to your Hostvento client area at https://secure.hostvento.com/clientarea.php.
  2. Open Services, choose your hosting plan and log in to cPanel.
  3. Find Softaculous Apps Installer and open it. If you cannot find it, ask Hostvento support whether it is on your plan.
    Screenshot: Find Softaculous Apps Installer and open it. If you cannot find it, ask Hostvento support
  4. Use the search box or the left menu to find Joomla. Click it.
  5. Click Install Now.
    Screenshot: Click Install Now .
  6. Under Choose Protocol, pick the one with https if you have an SSL certificate. SSL keeps the connection to your site private.
  7. Under Choose Domain, select the website name.
  8. In In Directory, leave the box empty to install on the main page. Type a name such as joomla to install in a sub folder.
    Screenshot: In In Directory , leave the box empty to install on the main page. Type a name such as joo
  9. Type a name for your site in Site Name.
  10. Under Admin Account, choose an admin username and a strong password. A strong password is long and mixes letters, numbers and symbols. Save these details in a safe place.
    Screenshot: Under Admin Account , choose an admin username and a strong password. A strong password is
    Screenshot: Under Admin Account , choose an admin username and a strong password. A strong password is
  11. Type your email address in Admin Email.
    Screenshot: Type your email address in Admin Email .
  12. Pick a language if you want one other than the default.
  13. Scroll to the bottom and click Install.
    Screenshot: Scroll to the bottom and click Install .
  14. Wait until you see a message that the install is done. It shows two links: one for your site and one for the admin area.

Log in to Joomla

  1. Click the admin link, or add /administrator to the end of your site address.
    Screenshot: Click the admin link, or add /administrator to the end of your site address.
  2. Type the admin username and password you chose.
    Screenshot: Type the admin username and password you chose.
  3. Click Log in.
Tip: If a site is already in the folder you picked, the install may overwrite it. Use a new folder or take a backup first.

Quick recap

  • Joomla is a free tool for building websites.
    Screenshot: Joomla is a free tool for building websites.
  • Open Softaculous in cPanel and find Joomla.
  • Click Install Now and fill in the domain, folder and admin details.
  • Click Install and wait for the finish message.
  • Log in at /administrator.