{"id":582,"date":"2025-12-27T12:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T11:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=582"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:38:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T13:38:49","slug":"how-to-create-your-first-website","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-create-your-first-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create your first website in mybox"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This article explains how to add a website to your mybox account. There are two paths: using the <strong>auto-installer<\/strong> to set up a CMS (recommended for most users), or creating a <strong>blank website<\/strong> for manual setup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-create-your-first-website\/#Before_you_start_%E2%80%94_domain_requirement\" >Before you start \u2014 domain requirement<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-create-your-first-website\/#Option_1_%E2%80%94_Web_Application_auto-installer\" >Option 1 \u2014 Web Application (auto-installer)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-create-your-first-website\/#Blank_web_page\" >Blank web page<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Before_you_start_%E2%80%94_domain_requirement\"><\/span><strong>Before you start \u2014 domain requirement<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To create a website, you need a domain parked in the<a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\"> mybox panel<\/a>. A parked domain can be one you registered elsewhere and pointed to mybox nameservers, or a free mybox subdomain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-2984257716\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/parking-a-domain-in-mybox\/\"> How to park a domain in mybox<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once a domain is parked, go to <strong>Websites \u2192 Add<\/strong> to start creating your website. You will see two options: <strong>Web Application<\/strong> (auto-installer) and <strong>Blank Website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"312\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-webste-add-1024x312.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-webste-add-1024x312.png 1024w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-webste-add-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-webste-add-768x234.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-webste-add-1536x468.png 1536w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-webste-add-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-webste-add.png 1842w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Option_1_%E2%80%94_Web_Application_auto-installer\"><\/span><strong>Option 1 \u2014 Web Application (auto-installer)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use this option to install a CMS automatically. mybox handles the installation and provides access credentials when it&#8217;s complete.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1.<\/strong> Go to <strong>Websites \u2192 Add \u2192 Web Application<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Enter a name for the site, select the application you want to install, and accept the licence agreement. Click <strong>Add Page<\/strong> to start the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"887\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/autoinstallmybox.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/autoinstallmybox.png 887w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/autoinstallmybox-300x285.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/autoinstallmybox-768x731.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/autoinstallmybox-13x12.png 13w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 887px) 100vw, 887px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3.<\/strong> The installation status updates automatically every few seconds. Leave the panel open to monitor progress. You will also receive an email notification when installation is complete.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"477\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-installer-wp.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-installer-wp.png 477w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-installer-wp-268x300.png 268w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-installer-wp-11x12.png 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 477px) 100vw, 477px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Once complete, click <strong>Show Access Data<\/strong> to view your login credentials, FTP details, and database information. This data can also be downloaded as a PDF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Access data passwords are visible for <strong>3 days<\/strong>, after which they are hidden. Save them immediately or download the PDF.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"470\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/installer-success-data.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/installer-success-data.png 470w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/installer-success-data-269x300.png 269w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/installer-success-data-11x12.png 11w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 470px) 100vw, 470px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdata.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdata.png 857w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdata-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdata-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdata-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 857px) 100vw, 857px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you closed the status window, access data is always available under <strong>Websites \u2192 Actions \u2192 Access Data<\/strong> for the relevant site.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"263\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdatapanel-1024x263.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4408\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdatapanel-1024x263.png 1024w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdatapanel-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdatapanel-768x197.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdatapanel-1536x395.png 1536w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdatapanel-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/accessdatapanel.png 1572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-onethird-callout-box onethird-callout-wrap\"><div class=\"onethird-callout onethird-callout--hint\" style=\"--ot-bg:#EAFFF7;--ot-border:#C8E8D8;--ot-text:#6F7C88;--ot-title:#384048;--ot-body:#6F7C88;--ot-icon:#384048;border-radius:6px;padding:16px\"><div class=\"onethird-callout__head\"><span class=\"onethird-callout__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M2 10h4v12H2V10zm20 1c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2h-6.31l.95-4.57.02-.2c0-.26-.11-.5-.29-.68L13.17 2 7.59 7.59C7.22 7.95 7 8.45 7 9v11c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h8c.82 0 1.54-.5 1.84-1.22l3.02-7.05c.09-.23.14-.47.14-.73v-2z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"onethird-callout__title\">Early Access<\/div><\/div><div class=\"onethird-callout__body\">Available applications in early access: <strong>WordPress<\/strong> (with AI Website Builder) and <strong>Joomla<\/strong>. PrestaShop and Drupal will be added in a later phase. phpBB3 is not available on mybox.<br><br>WordPress installations include the <strong>AI Website Builder<\/strong> powered by <em>Extendify<\/em> \u2014 a guided setup that helps you build a complete site in a few minutes without any coding.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"onethird-callout__separator\" style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Blank_web_page\"><\/span>Blank web page<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Option 2 \u2014 Blank Website<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use this option if you want to upload files manually or install an application that is not available in the auto-installer.<strong>1.<\/strong> Go to <strong>Websites \u2192 Add \u2192 Blank Website<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-addblank-1024x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4443\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-addblank-1024x300.png 1024w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-addblank-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-addblank-768x225.png 768w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-addblank-1536x450.png 1536w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-addblank-18x5.png 18w, https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/mybox-addblank.png 1843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2.<\/strong> Enter a name for the site. By default, mybox creates a directory structure based on this name, including a public_html folder where your website files should be placed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3.<\/strong> Configure the following optional settings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Setting<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>What it does<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Web Account Directory<\/strong><\/td><td>Custom directory name (leave default unless you have a specific reason to change it)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>public_html directory<\/strong><\/td><td>Choose an existing directory or create a new one<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>PHP version<\/strong><\/td><td>Select the PHP version required by your application<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Wildcard<\/strong><\/td><td>Redirects traffic from undefined subdomains to this website<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>FTP account<\/strong><\/td><td>Creates a dedicated FTP account scoped to this website&#8217;s directory<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>MySQL database<\/strong><\/td><td>Creates a database linked to this website<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Click <strong>Add Website<\/strong>. Once the setup is complete, click <strong>Show Access Data<\/strong> to view FTP and database credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-onethird-callout-box onethird-callout-wrap\"><div class=\"onethird-callout onethird-callout--warn\" style=\"--ot-bg:#FFEAE9;--ot-border:#F8D0D0;--ot-text:#6F7C88;--ot-title:#384048;--ot-body:#6F7C88;--ot-icon:#384048;border-radius:6px;padding:16px\"><div class=\"onethird-callout__head\"><span class=\"onethird-callout__icon\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 3 2.5 20.5h19L12 3z\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 9v5\"><\/path><path fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#384048\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M12 17h.01\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div class=\"onethird-callout__title\">Note<\/div><\/div><div class=\"onethird-callout__body\">Access data passwords are visible for <strong>3 days<\/strong>, after which they are hidden. 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