{"id":608,"date":"2023-11-08T07:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T07:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/11\/08\/8564319-how-to-use-the-prestashop-vps-template-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","slug":"8564319-how-to-use-the-prestashop-vps-template-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8564319-how-to-use-the-prestashop-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the PrestaShop VPS Template at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/prestashop.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PrestaShop<\/a><\/b> is an open-source e-commerce platform that allows businesses to create online stores and sell products or services. It provides a user-friendly interface, extensive customization options, and a range of features, making it a popular choice for building and managing online shops.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">At <b>Hostinger<\/b>, we have an <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583571-what-are-the-available-operating-systems-for-vps#h_ea21916da6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ubuntu 24.04 VPS template<\/a><\/b>, which comes with <b>PrestaShop <\/b>already installed, so you can easily start creating your online shop with just a few clicks.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">To start, <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4965922-how-to-change-the-operating-system-for-your-vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">install the PrestaShop template<\/a><\/b> and check the following information:<\/p><h2 id=\"h_706c374ed6\">How to Log In to PrestaShop<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">After installing the <b>Ubuntu 24.04 with PrestaShop<\/b> template, use the following <b>credentials<\/b> to access the PrestaShop admin panel, by clicking on the <b>Manage App<\/b> button:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Email<\/b>: info@server-hostname<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Password<\/b>: The one you set during the OS installation. If needed, you can change it by clicking on the <b>Reset panel password<\/b> button<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7035\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-17.08.53-300x160.png\" alt=\"PrestaShop VPS Overview Page\" width=\"863\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-17.08.53-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-17.08.53-1024x545.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-17.08.53-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-17.08.53-1536x817.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/11\/Screenshot-2025-12-15-at-17.08.53.png 1583w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 863px) 100vw, 863px\" \/>\n<\/div><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">After your first login, PrestaShop automatically generates a unique Admin URL (for security). It will look similar to: <code>https:\/\/your-hostname.hstgr.cloud\/admin5242wyn0t5su4dfuvrd\/<\/code><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure to <b>save or bookmark this URL<\/b> &ndash; you&rsquo;ll need it to access the PrestaShop Admin panel later.<\/p>\n<\/div><h3 id=\"h_eebe402746\">Important Security Measures<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">After successfully logging in to the PrestaShop admin panel, <b>change the administrator user&rsquo;s email and password <\/b>to enhance security.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure to use <b>strong, unique passwords<\/b> and consider implementing <b>two-factor authentication<\/b> for added protection.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_8e104a6d8a\">How to Change the PrestaShop Domain<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Log in to CloudPanel and enter the following address on your browser:<\/p><pre><code>http:\/\/vps-ip-address:8443<\/code><\/pre><p class=\"no-margin\">Replacing <code>vps-ip-address<\/code> with <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5139756-how-to-find-vps-ip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">your own VPS IP address<\/a><\/b>.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you wish PrestaShop to run on your domain, point it to your VPS IP address, <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4805490-how-to-change-your-vps-hostname\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">change the server hostname<\/a><\/b>, and reinstall the server &#128161;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting started with the PrestaShop 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-608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-os-and-templates"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8564319-how-to-use-the-prestashop-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","default":1}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608","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=608"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7037,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/608\/revisions\/7037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}