{"id":536,"date":"2024-02-26T12:19:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-26T12:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2024\/02\/26\/8999410-how-to-use-the-magento-2-vps-template-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:00","slug":"8999410-how-to-use-the-magento-2-vps-template-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8999410-how-to-use-the-magento-2-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the Magento 2 VPS Template at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Magento 2<\/b> is a powerful, open-source eCommerce platform that offers extensive features for online merchants with the flexibility to customize their online store. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">With Hostinger&rsquo;s <b><a href=\"https:\/\/support.hostinger.com\/en\/collections\/2797407-vps-os-and-templates\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubuntu 24.04 64bit With Magento 2<\/a><\/b> VPS template, launching an eCommerce site is more straightforward, as Magento 2 comes pre-installed on the server.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #d7efdc80;border-color: #1bb15733\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">To explore the tailored hosting solutions, visit our <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps\/magento-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Magento VPS page<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">This guide will walk you through the basic steps to get your Magento 2 store up and running.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_cf338ea10e\">Accessing Your Magento 2 Store<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Open a web browser and visit <code>https:\/\/[your-VPS-hostname]\/admin\/<\/code> &mdash; make sure to replace <code>[your-VPS-hostname]<\/code> with the<b> <a href=\"\/support\/4805490-how-to-change-your-vps-hostname\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">actual hostname of your VPS<\/a><\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">You&rsquo;ll be directed to the Magento 2 admin page:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">In the <b>Ursername<\/b> field, insert <code>admin<\/code> <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">In the <b>Password<\/b> field, insert the password you entered when installing the template:<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2024\/02\/c403696b-7dbc-43f1-a075-5b0f430c3c35.jpg\" alt=\"The Magento 2 admin login panel\" width=\"400\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_9e805c9bca\">Configuring Your Store<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">In the Magento admin panel, navigate to <b>Stores<\/b> &rarr;<b> Configuration<\/b> to customize your store details, such as name, address, and default language:<\/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\/02\/9c2a2a7f-cd7e-4799-9b41-86136e2b77c3.jpg\" alt=\"Store configuration settings in Magento 2\" width=\"400\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_11afc659a5\">Customizing Your Store&rsquo;s Design<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Magento 2 offers several themes to choose from. You can select and customize a theme by navigating to <b>Content<\/b> &rarr;<b> Design Configuration<\/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\/2024\/02\/0383ed3c-5f36-46b2-8b77-d11fcc8c940e.jpg\" alt=\"Store design configuration settings in Magento 2\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">For more in-depth customization, Magento allows you to<b> add custom CSS and JavaScript<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_80dad680b6\">Adding Products<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Navigate to <b>Catalog <\/b>&rarr; <b>Products<\/b> in the admin panel. Here, you can add new products, their descriptions, images, pricing, and other details.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Organize your products into categories for easier navigation by going to <b>Catalog <\/b>&rarr; <b>Categories<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_e4dd16664d\">Setting Up Payment and Shipping<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Magento supports a variety of payment methods. Set these up under <b>Stores<\/b> &rarr; <b>Configuration <\/b>&rarr;<b> Sales<\/b> &rarr;<b> Payment Methods<\/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\/2024\/02\/5359038f-6cc8-429d-8405-63c49f7389a3.jpg\" alt=\"Setting up payment and shipping options in Magento\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Configure your shipping methods and rates under <b>Stores<\/b> &rarr; <b>Configuration <\/b>&rarr;<b> Sales<\/b> &rarr;<b> Shipping Settings<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_6e256fe79d\">Customizing Magento with Extensions<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Visit the <b><a href=\"https:\/\/commercemarketplace.adobe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Magento Marketplace<\/a><\/b> to find extensions that add functionality or integrate third-party services with your store. Extensions can be installed via <b>Web Setup Wizard<\/b> in your Magento admin panel, or manually using<b> <a href=\"https:\/\/experienceleague.adobe.com\/docs\/commerce-operations\/installation-guide\/composer.html?lang=en#command-summary\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Composer<\/a><\/b>:<\/p><pre><code>php8.2 ~\/htdocs\/YOUR-DOMAIN\/bin\/magento<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTE<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">This template uses <b><a href=\"\/support\/8794480-how-to-use-the-cloudpanel-vps-template\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">CloudPanel<\/a><\/b>, which runs an NGINX web server. For specific plugins, you might need to edit <b>vhost<\/b> files<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">For further information and troubleshooting, refer to the official <b><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.magento.com\/m2\/pdf\/ce\/Magento_Community_Edition_2.0_User_Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Magento 2 User Guide<\/a><\/b> &#128161;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting started with the Magento 2 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-536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-os-and-templates"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8999410-how-to-use-the-magento-2-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536","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=536"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536\/revisions\/2527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}