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Install, requirements, first site, quick-start help.

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  • Read first: install + first WordPress site

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    New to wpfy? Start here. This topic links the docs and walks through the fastest path from a fresh Ubuntu VPS to a running WordPress site. 1. Requirements Ubuntu 22.04 LTS or 24.04 LTS Docker Engine and Docker Compose plugin A domain name pointing to your server Ports 80 and 443 open Full details: Requirements 2. Install wpfy On a fresh Ubuntu VPS: curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wpfyorg/wpfy/main/install.sh | sudo bash The installer sets up Docker, the wpfy CLI, and the shared runtime. Verify: wpfy --help Guide: Installation 3. Create your first WordPress site wpfy site create example.com --wp This provisions an isolated Docker Compose stack — Nginx, PHP-FPM, MariaDB, volumes, a private network — and installs WordPress. Add -le to issue a Let's Encrypt certificate after a DNS/IP preflight check: wpfy site create example.com --wp -le Guide: Quick Start 4. Check it's healthy wpfy site status example.com 5. Next steps Site Commands — create, update, delete, backup, restore SSL — enable SSL on an existing site SFTP — per-site SFTP access Diagnostics — wpfy debug audits everything Stuck? Run wpfy debug and read the output. Search this category — someone may have hit the same thing. Post a new topic in Getting Started using the support question template.