What is Joomla?
Joomla is a powerful and versatile Content Management System (CMS).
It is ideal for creating websites, blogs, online portals, or intranets – all without deep programming knowledge.
More information: https://www.joomla.org
Step 1: Download Joomla
You can get Joomla onto your webspace in two ways:
Option 1 – Via SSH connection
For this option, at least Webhosting L is required.
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Download ZIP file
After establishing an SSH connection, the ZIP file can be downloaded directly into the public_html folder.joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html$ wget https://downloads.joomla.org/de/latest -
Unzip ZIP file
Once the Joomla_-Full_Package.zip file has been downloaded, you can unzip it. joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html$ unzip Joomla_<version>_Stable-Full_Package.zip -
After extraction, all Joomla files should be located in the public_html folder.
Option 2 – Via FTP
- Download the ZIP file to your PC
- Visit: https://downloads.joomla.org/de/latest
- Choose the appropriate package and click "Download Now"
- Unzip the file
- On Windows: Right-click → "Extract All"
- On Linux/macOS: Unzip via file manager or terminal
- Upload files
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Transfer the content of the extracted folder via FTP (e.g., with FileZilla) into the public_html directory on your server.
Step 2: Install Joomla in the browser
2.1 Open your subdomain, for example:
https://joomla.example.com
2.. Choose installation language & name your website
- Select your language
- Enter a name for your website
2.3 Set up access credentials
- Create a “Super User” with administrator rights
- Enter username, password, and email address
2.4 Configure database connection
- Enter your MySQL database connection details
2.5 Authorize installation
- For security reasons, Joomla requires you to delete a specific file from the installation/ folder. The file has a random name such as remove_me_abc123.txt.
You have two options:
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Via SSH:
joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html$ cd installation/ joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html/installation$ rm <file-name>.txt -
Via FTP:
Right-click the file in the installation/ folder → Delete
Step 3: Complete installation
- Once the file has been deleted, click on “Install Joomla!”
- Finally, you will see the message:
Congratulations – Joomla has been successfully installed!
Next Steps
Access backend (administrator area) – manage your website here
Frontend (public website) – how visitors see your site
Extend functionality – add extra features to your site
Manage designs (templates) – choose a design for your site