Admin Setup
Before continuing with your WordPress setup, if you specified a custom domain, make sure to add a CNAME record pointing to the automatic domain generated by FluxCloud. → Read more about Custom Domain Setup
Step-by-Step Instructions:
Open your WordPress application domain in a browser:
This can be the custom domain you entered in the WordPress Details tab.
Or, if no custom domain was specified, use the default Flux-generated domain (e.g.,
https://wordpress123456789.app.runonflux.io) by clicking the App Details button on your WordPress application under My Apps > Active Apps.
Once you see the WordPress welcome page (as shown in the example image), deployment is complete and you can proceed with the setup.
It typically takes 10 to 30 minutes for all instances to finish deploying the application.
Select your preferred language and click Continue.
Enter your Site Title, Username, Password, and Email, then click Install WordPress.
After a few seconds, the installation will complete. If successful, you will be redirected to the WordPress login prompt.
Frequently Asked Questions
I see a page saying "Error establishing a database connection." What should I do?
This usually means the required number of instances have not finished spawning yet. Please wait 10–30 minutes for the full deployment to complete.
If the error persists for more than an hour, it may indicate that one or more FluxNodes failed to deploy properly. In that case:
Go to My Apps > Active Apps, and click the App Details button on your WordPress application.
Check the list of deployed nodes (IP addresses). If any node is not showing a SYNCED status:
Click Manage App.
Under the Local App Management section, go to the Control tab
Select the problematic IP address in the Backend Selector and click Remove App to remove the app from that node.
If no specific node stands out, or if multiple nodes are misbehaving:
Under the Global App Management section, go to the Control tab, and click Remove App to trigger a redeploy across entirely new nodes.
I see an already installed WordPress website instead of the setup screen.
This means someone has already completed the setup process on this deployment. Here’s what you can do:
Option A — Recommended: Trigger a hard redeploy on all instances. This will clear the database and let you start fresh.
→ Read more about Global App Management, Control
Option B — Advanced: Manually connect to the WordPress database, delete all the existing tables, and then revisit the setup URL to reinstall WordPress.
Extra Notes
After installing a theme or plugin, wait a few minutes before activating it. This allows time for the files to replicate across all nodes.
When you upload media files (images, videos, etc.), it may take a few minutes for them to sync and appear consistently on all instances.dmin
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