1. Log into your SiteWorx account. (e.g. www.example.com:2443/siteworx/ )

2. Under SiteWorx Menu, click the Hosting Features menu item if it is not already open.

3. Click on the Softaculous option.
siteworx-softaculous-icon.gif 4. SiteWorx will open a Softaculous Interface.

5. On the left side of your screen, you should locate the Forums category. Click on it and then click on the Vanilla link that will appear.
Vanilla-softaculous.gif 6. Click on the Install button.
Vanilla-install-button.gif 7. Fill the necessary field, under the Software Setup field:
  • Choose Installation URL: Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. Inside the "In Directory" field, should you want to install this in a directory, i.e., example.com/directory, enter the directory name. Otherwise, leave it blank to install in your main domain, i.e., example.com.
8. Enter the following details under the Site Settings field:
  • Site Name: Name of your Forum like Your Domain Name - Gaming Forum
Vanilla-install-screen.gif 9. Under the Admin Account field, enter the following information:
  • Admin Username: Your new Vanilla username (for security reason do not use the Administrator or the Admin username.)
  • Admin Password: Use a strong password.
  • Admin Email: Your e-mail address. (Useful for administrator account password reset, notification, etc.)
Vanilla-install-screen2.gif Note: Copy the admin username and password on a notepad because you will need these login details to access the admin area of your Vanilla Forum.


10. Advanced Options: Leave this as it is unless you want to change the database name or take an automated backup. Please note that taking frequent backups may take a lot of disk space.


Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on the Install button.
softaculous-install-button.gif

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