# Quick start

> From sign-up to a live site with HTTPS in a few minutes.

This walk-through takes a fresh Ubuntu or Debian server to a live WordPress site with HTTPS. Allow about ten minutes, most of it waiting for packages to install.

## 1. Create your account

Sign up with your email address (or GitHub/Google). After you confirm your email, Zefily asks you for an **approval passkey**: a passkey on your phone or laptop that approves high-risk actions such as a root terminal or a reboot. Register it now — you can add a second one later on another device under **Settings → Approvals**.

Your account starts with an organization. Everything you create — servers, sites, team members, the subscription — belongs to it. You can invite your team later under **Settings → Team**.

## 2. Connect a server

You need a server with a fresh **Ubuntu 26.04 / 24.04** or **Debian 13 / 12** (see [Supported systems](/docs/supported-systems)), with at least 1 GB of memory.

1. Go to **Servers → Add server**.
2. Give it a name and choose the **web stack after setup** (nginx or OpenLiteSpeed with PHP), or install it later.
3. Copy the one-line install command and run it on the server as root.

The installer checks its own fingerprint, verifies the signed agent release and enrolls the server. A minute later the server shows **Online**, and the baseline setup (firewall, SSH hardening, automatic updates…) runs on its own. Details and alternatives (install over SSH, create the server at a cloud provider) are in [Connect a server](/docs/connect-a-server).

## 3. Point your domain

At your DNS provider, create an `A` record (and `AAAA` for IPv6) for your domain pointing to the server's address. Certificates are issued as soon as the domain resolves to the server.

## 4. Install WordPress

1. Open the server and choose **Sites**.
2. Under **One-click apps**, choose **WordPress**, enter your domain and keep **HTTPS** on.
3. Click **Install**.

Zefily creates a Linux user and a PHP pool for the site, a MariaDB database (installing MariaDB if needed), installs the latest WordPress and requests a Let's Encrypt certificate. When the site row shows **HTTPS until …**, open it. **Show admin login** in the site row reveals the generated admin user and password.

## 5. Keep it safe

- Add a [backup plan](/docs/backups) to your own S3-compatible storage.
- Turn on [uptime alerts](/docs/monitoring-and-alerts) and connect Slack, Discord, Telegram or email [notifications](/docs/notifications).
- Check updates for all your WordPress sites at once on the **WordPress** page.

## Where to go next

- [Deploy from GitHub](/docs/deploy-from-github) for your own code.
- [One-click apps](/docs/one-click-apps) for Laravel, PrestaShop, Moodle, Supabase, Nextcloud and more.
- [The server page](/docs/server-overview) for everything Zefily shows and does for a server.

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Source: https://zefily.com/docs/quick-start