{"id":517,"date":"2024-05-02T11:28:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T11:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2024\/05\/02\/9271825-how-to-use-the-opencart-vps-template-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T06:46:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:46:00","slug":"9271825-how-to-use-the-opencart-vps-template-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9271825-how-to-use-the-opencart-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the OpenCart VPS Template at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>OpenCart <\/b>is a popular open-source e-commerce platform that allows you to manage your online store with flexibility and ease. The <b><a href=\"\/support\/4965922-how-to-change-the-operating-system-of-vps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Ubuntu 24.04 with OpenCart<\/a><\/b> VPS template on Hostinger provides a pre-installed OpenCart setup integrated with the CloudPanel control panel. This guide will assist you in accessing and managing your OpenCart installation.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you don&rsquo;t have a VPS yet, check the available options here: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps\/opencart-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">OpenCart VPS Hosting<\/a><\/b> &#128640;<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_fc0be1f4a5\">Accessing CloudPanel<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Open your web browser and navigate to <\/p><pre><code>https:\/\/[your-vps-ip]:8443. <\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">Replacing <b>[your-vps-ip]<\/b> with the <b><a href=\"\/support\/5139756-how-to-find-your-vps-ip-address\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">actual IP address of your VPS<\/a>.<\/b><\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Now use the credentials you provided during template installation to log in to the CloudPanel interface:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/05\/1f6c486f-798e-457b-9bb2-c81403b33505.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_6faf1e833a\">Accessing Your OpenCart<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Use your <b><a href=\"\/support\/4805490-how-to-change-your-vps-hostname\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">hostname<\/a><\/b> to view your OpenCart shop. Add <code>\/admin<\/code> to your hostname URL:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><pre><code>http:\/\/[your-vps-hostname]\/admin<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">To reach the OpenCart login window:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/05\/1d7ecf77-05ac-4ffd-bf98-3a8e63f67d19.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Use the following login credentials:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Username<\/b>: admin<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Password<\/b>:  the initial password you established during the template installation<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_0268bcb837\">Configuring Your OpenCart Store<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">In the OpenCart admin dashboard, go to System <b>&rarr;<\/b> <b>Settings <\/b>to configure your store&rsquo;s basic settings, such as store name, owner, address, email, and phone number.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/05\/5ae219da-db28-4771-b997-7d1688b46fc8.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Configure payment gateways and shipping methods under Extensions <b>&rarr;<\/b> <b>Payments <\/b>and Extensions <b>&rarr;<\/b> <b>Shipping<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_392096872c\">Customizing Your Store<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Change the appearance of your store by installing a new theme or modifying the existing layout. This can be done under Design option on the sidebar.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/05\/fc2a01b4-358f-45f3-9fb3-7b009d4f92bd.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Navigate to Catalog <b>&rarr;<\/b> <b>Products <\/b>to start adding your products. Include descriptions, prices, photos, and other relevant details.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_529d9dddaa\">Extending Functionality<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">OpenCart has a marketplace where you can download additional <b>extensions <\/b>and modules that enhance your store&rsquo;s functionality. Access this through Extensions <b>&rarr;<\/b> Marketplace.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/05\/26b16914-f92e-4a8c-b55f-d6393e17ab65.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_cc39ad102c\">Enabling SEO URLs for OpenCart<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">To use SEO URLs in OpenCart, follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Click on the <b>toggle <\/b>next to <b>Use SEO URLs <\/b>in OpenCart administration settings to enable it:<br>&#8203;<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/05\/76b2a8be-ade4-4453-8816-13b18361f4c5.jpg\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Login to your <b>VPS CloudPanel <\/b>and select a site to manage, go to the <b>Vhost menu tab <\/b>and add the following configurations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">After <b>#{{settings}}<\/b>, add:<\/p><pre><code>location = \/sitemap.xml {<br>    rewrite ^(.*)$ \/index.php?route=feed\/google_sitemap break; <br>  } <br><br>  location = \/googlebase.xml {<br>    rewrite ^(.*)$ \/index.php?route=feed\/google_base break; <br>  } <\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">After <b>proxy_temp_file_write_size 256k;<\/b> add:<\/p><pre><code>try_files $uri $uri\/ @opencart;<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Before<b> location ~*<\/b> add:<\/p><pre><code>  location @opencart {<br>    rewrite ^\/(.+)$ \/index.php?_route_=$1 last;<br>  }<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">And save the new configuration.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">If you want OpenCart to run on your domain, point your domain to the VPS IP address, <b><a href=\"\/support\/4805490-how-to-change-your-vps-hostname\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">change the server hostname<\/a><\/b>, and reinstall the server.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Additional Resources<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">For detailed guidance on using OpenCart, refer to the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.opencart.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">official documentation<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting started with the OpenCart VPS template<\/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":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-os-and-templates"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/9271825-how-to-use-the-opencart-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517","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=517"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2472,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/517\/revisions\/2472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}