{"id":1318,"date":"2019-02-08T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/02\/08\/2458059-how-to-create-a-website-in-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T14:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:24:29","slug":"2458059-how-to-create-a-website-in-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/2458059-how-to-create-a-website-in-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Website in Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">There are several ways to build a website, and at Hostinger, you have different options for that.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_08d51dfa79\">Use a Content Management System<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">If you wish to create your site using a <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/what-is-a-cms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CMS<\/a>, you can find the most popular ones, such as WordPress, Joomla, or Drupal, within the <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/support.hostinger.com\/hpanel\/can-i-install-applications-automatically\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Auto Installer<\/a> on the hPanel.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Just navigate to <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> <\/b>&rarr;<b> Manage<\/b>, search for <b>Auto Installer<\/b> on the left sidebar, and click on it to start the process:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/7867a5c3-c9d4-4bde-bcf7-889eb30ab056.jpg\" alt=\"The hPanel sidebar showing to select Auto Installer\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Choose your desired application and start building your website. If you use WordPress, check this video on how to create your website easily:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-h2b-video\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to build a website from scratch with a simple method\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/teDtZC4wDpU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_732648aab5\">Upload a Website<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">If you have already built a website, you can upload your website files using <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1869114-how-to-upload-backups-with-file-manager\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">File Manager<\/a><\/b>. Go to <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> <\/b>&rarr; <b>Dashboard<\/b>, and on the left sidebar, click on <b>Files<\/b> &rarr; <b>File Manager.<\/b><\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/71e144e8-55d2-4c14-a2c4-20f6006c25a8.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">You can use this feature for files up to <b>100GBs.<\/b> Larger files can be <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1869164-how-to-upload-backup-with-ftp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">uploaded via FTP<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Keep in mind that if your website requires a database, you will need to <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1884149-how-to-import-a-database-with-phpmyadmin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">import a database with phpMyAdmin<\/a>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Alternatively, you can create a <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4455931-how-can-i-migrate-website-to-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">migration request<\/a>, and our team will migrate the website for you. To migrate a website, go to the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> <\/b>section and click on <b>+ Add website <\/b>&rarr; <b>Migrate website:<\/b><\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/a09a325b-a21e-416e-87e1-8f043e6710d3.jpg\" alt=\"migrate website section on hPanel\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Fill in all the migration details, and we will take care of the rest.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_e3a527a40c\">Create a Website With Horizons or Hostinger Website Builder<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">If you are looking for an option that does not require a lot of development knowledge, you can use <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/10505889-hostinger-horizons-how-to-get-started\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horizons<\/a> or our <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583273-how-can-you-create-a-website-without-programming-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website Builder<\/a>&nbsp;&mdash; it will make creating a website a breeze! &#128522;<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">To start, go to the <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> <\/b>section and click on <b>+ Add website <\/b>&rarr; <strong>Hostinger Horizons or <\/strong><b>Hostinger Website Builder<\/b><\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/43ef4593-9120-4fcc-8dd0-450201a67f0a.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">For a more thorough guide on building a website, have a look at this article &ndash; <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/how-to-make-a-website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Make a Website From Scratch: A Beginner&rsquo;s Guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Building a new website using CMS, uploading website files or with the Website Builder<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[210],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creating-your-own-website"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/2458059-how-to-create-a-website-in-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/2458059-como-crear-un-sitio-web-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/2458059-comment-creer-un-site-web-at-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/2458059-cara-membuat-website-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/2458059-como-criar-um-site-na-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/2458059-----hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9423,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions\/9423"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}