{"id":1541,"date":"2019-02-08T10:35:56","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/02\/08\/1583296-how-to-install-applications-automatically-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:17","slug":"1583296-how-to-install-applications-automatically-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583296-how-to-install-applications-automatically-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Applications Automatically at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">You can easily install applications automatically with the help of our <b>Auto Installer.<\/b> This feature allows you to install any of the <b><a href=\"\/support\/6990738-which-applications-can-you-install-using-auto-installer-on-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">available CMS and applications<\/a><\/b>, for example, <b><a href=\"\/support\/3220304-how-to-install-wordpress-using-auto-installer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">WordPress<\/a><\/b>, Joomla, Drupal, and many others &#128522;<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"step-1---open-auto-installer\">Step 1 &ndash; Open Auto Installer<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Installing applications automatically is as easy as opening your hosting Dashboard by navigating to <b><a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> <\/b>&rarr;<b> Manage<\/b>.<b> <\/b>Search for <b>Auto Installer <\/b>on the left sidebar and click on it:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/f6a12b10-bef7-4f51-83a9-033c70b50ad4.jpg\" alt=\"Accessing the Auto Installer dashboard\" width=\"250\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTE<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">The <b><a href=\"\/support\/6627955-how-to-use-the-hosting-dashboard-in-hpanel\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">dashboard section on hPanel<\/a><\/b> will not appear if you only have websites built with Website Builder; to enable the dashboard section and its sidebar options, you can <b><a href=\"\/support\/6639802-how-to-switch-from-hostinger-website-builder-to-wordpress-or-another-cms\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">switch to WordPress<\/a> <\/b>or another CMS <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"step-2---choose-an-application-to-install\">Step 2 &ndash; Choose an Application to Install<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">In <b>Auto Installer<\/b>, you can either select one of the most popular CMS or use the search box to look for a specific application:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/c895b663-70f1-4d79-9a06-5dcdcd916193.jpg\" alt=\"Selecting the preferred CMS or application for a website\" width=\"550\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"step-3---insert-the-installation-details-\">Step 3 &ndash; Insert the Installation Details <\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Fill in all the required <b>details:<\/b><\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/805f7f3d-35c5-4d64-bf02-7f76dda59ea6.jpg\" alt=\"Providing the main details of a website and its owner while installing the preferred CMS\" width=\"550\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Website title<\/b> &ndash; the name for your website<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Administrator email<\/b> &ndash; the <b>email <\/b>for the admin user<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Administrator username<\/b> &ndash; the admin username. It&rsquo;s recommended to use a <b>unique <\/b>username<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Administrator password<\/b> &ndash; create a <b>strong password<\/b> for your admin account<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_a13d6a6cb2\">Custom Settings<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">In case you want to specify a <b>different subdirectory<\/b> for your application installation (for example, <b>domain.tld\/blog<\/b>), or<b> use an existing database<\/b>, expand the <b>Advanced<\/b> section and fill in the information:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/cadc5b23-b9d8-476d-8d96-6180cdcb0e75.jpg\" width=\"550\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_bb00afd45d\">Install an Application on a Subdomain<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">To install on a <b>subdomain<\/b>, expand the <b>Advanced<\/b> section. Next, click on the arrow and <b>select<\/b> the desired subdomain:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/88e58f91-df4c-4eef-b8eb-04c88e755fee.jpg\" width=\"550\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_57cf8993ae\">Step 4 &ndash; Select Version Details<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Once that&rsquo;s done, click on <b>Next<\/b> to select the opions regarding your application&rsquo;s core version. The options may vary depending on the selected application:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/f7c0cdd2-e76a-44d3-bbbd-d84183f45f6e.jpg\" alt=\"Installing the preferred CMS for a website\" width=\"550\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Application version<\/b> &ndash; it&rsquo;s recommended to choose the latest version<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Language<\/b> &ndash; the language of the administration interface<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Update schedule<\/b> &ndash; it&rsquo;s recommended to update to minor version<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Click on the <b>Install<\/b> button and after a few minutes, the installation will be completed. To check the result, <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/clear-browser-cache\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">clear the browser cache<\/a><\/b> and visit your website.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><hr><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_31dad1a347\">Manage Your Installation<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To manage the installation, click on the <b>&#8942;<\/b> button in the <b>Auto Installer <\/b>page to find the following options:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2019\/02\/4db57ca3-4f41-4bd3-b2e9-dedf22173498.jpg\" alt=\"The management options of installed applications\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Access your Content Management System <b>admin dashboard<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Check the <b>details <\/b>of your website &ndash; URL, database name, admin username, and email<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Delete <\/b>the installed application<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the Auto Installer feature<\/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":[266],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-installing-applications"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583296-how-to-install-applications-automatically-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/1583296-como-instalar-aplicaciones-automaticamente-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/1583296-comment-installer-des-applications-automatiquement-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/1583296-bisakah-aplikasi-diinstall-secara-otomatis-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/1583296-kaip-automatiskai-idiegti-programa-svetaineje-hostinger-platformoje\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/1583296-como-instalar-aplicativos-automaticamente-na-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/1583296----\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541","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=1541"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5343,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1541\/revisions\/5343"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}