Ploi.io Server – WP Ghost Setup

The Ploi.io service is similar to RunCloud. It helps you install your WordPress websites in minutes without being an expert. We found Ploi to be a secure and accessible service.

Installation WP Ghost on Ploi.io

To install WP Ghost plugin on a websites using Ploi.io, follow this tutorial.

Create a Server with Ubuntu + Nginx + PHP > 8

Create Website and Add WordPress CMS

After adding WordPress to your server through Ploi, go to the website and finish the WordPress installation.

Install WP Ghost

Now, follow the Install tutorial for WP Ghost.

https://wpghost.com/kb/install-wp-ghost-premium-plugin/

Ploi.io with NGINX Server Type

When you select Ghost Mode in WP Ghost, the plugin detects Nginx and shows you the “hidemywp.conf” file that you need to add in the Ploi.io panel to load the rewrite rules.

First, create the hidemywp.conf file (if not exists) on the website root directory through File Manager

Now, save the Safe Mode in WP Ghost and you will get the line you need to include in Ploi.io.

On Ploi.io panel, go to Manage and click on Edit NGINX configuration.

Select the website from the sidebar list of site configs. Add the include hidemywp.conf line that you copied from the WP Ghost notification into the website config file before the SSL protocol definition.

Save the NGINX configuration, test and deploy the new configuration and the changes will be applied automatically.

Go back to your website and test the frontend page. If it is loading correctly, confirm the changes, and you’re done.

Troubleshooting

I get an error when changing the admin path on Ploi server.

To avoid any cache error when changing the admin path, ensure OPCache on Ploi server is turned off until the plugin configuration is finished.