Install and manage Joomla on your Hetzner-Webhosting

Introduction

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.

  • 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

  1. Download the ZIP file to your PC
     • Visit: https://downloads.joomla.org/de/latest
     • Choose the appropriate package and click "Download Now"
  2. Unzip the file
     • On Windows: Right-click → "Extract All"
     • On Linux/macOS: Unzip via file manager or terminal
  3. Upload files
     • 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

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

3. Set up access credentials

   • Create a “Super User” with administrator rights
   • Enter username, password, and email address
     

4. Configure database connection

   • Enter your MySQL database connection details

   

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:

   • Option 1 - Via SSH:

     joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html$ cd installation/
     joomlagg@<wwwXXX>:~/public_html/installation$ rm <file-name>.txt

   
   

   • Option 2 - 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:

Conclusion

Congratulations – Joomla has been successfully installed! Next, you can do the following, for example:

• 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