Step 1 – Verify Your Store Works

Your server’s IP address and root password are shown on the Server Details page in your client panel. The store is already accessible by IP address – open http://your.server.ip in a browser to verify it works. You should see the default WooCommerce storefront.

The admin panel is available at http://your.server.ip/wp-admin. Log in with the credentials you entered during the order.

If you placed the server behind a VyOS router on a private network, set up port forwarding for ports 22, 80 and 443 so the store is reachable from the internet. WooCommerce is a public-facing store, so it must be reachable from the internet for customers to buy.

Step 2 – Point Your Domain to the Server

Go to your domain registrar’s DNS settings and create A records pointing to your server’s IP address:

DNS changes usually take a few minutes, but can take up to 24 hours. You can check the status at dnschecker.org.

Step 3 – Access Your Store

Once DNS has propagated, your store is live:

• Your store: http://yourdomain.com
• Admin panel: http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin

Log in with the admin credentials you entered during the order.

Step 4 – Enable SSL (Required for Payments)

Important: SSL is required for accepting payments. Stripe and PayPal will not work without HTTPS – they require a secure connection to process transactions.

Connect via SSH and run:

ssh root@your.server.ip

/opt/setup/get-ssl.sh

The script will verify DNS, obtain a Let’s Encrypt certificate and switch your store to HTTPS automatically. Automatic renewal is already configured. After completion, your store is available at https://yourdomain.com.

Step 5 – Configure Payment Gateways

Go to WooCommerce → Settings → Payments in wp-admin.

Stripe

1. Click Set up next to Stripe
2. Click Connect with Stripe – you’ll be redirected to Stripe
3. Sign in or create a Stripe account
4. Authorize the connection

PayPal

1. Click Set up next to PayPal
2. Click Connect with PayPal – you’ll be redirected to PayPal
3. Sign in or create a PayPal business account
4. Authorize the connection

You can enable both Stripe and PayPal at the same time – let customers choose their preferred payment method.

SSL Certificate Renewal

Let’s Encrypt certificates are valid for 90 days. Automatic renewal is configured. You can test it with:

certbot renew --dry-run

Fail2Ban – Brute-Force Protection

Your server comes with Fail2Ban pre-configured to protect both SSH and WordPress from brute-force attacks.

Useful commands:

# Check banned IPs
fail2ban-client status wordpress-hard
fail2ban-client status sshd

# Unban an IP
fail2ban-client set wordpress-hard unbanip 1.2.3.4

If you accidentally lock yourself out, connect via VNC console in your client panel and unban your IP.

Service Management

Web stack services are managed via systemd:

# Check service status
systemctl status apache2
systemctl status mysql

# Restart services
systemctl restart apache2
systemctl restart mysql

Server Credentials

MySQL credentials are stored in /root/.wp_credentials. WordPress is pre-configured to use them.

Pre-installed Plugins

Software Included

• WooCommerce Documentation: woocommerce.com/documentation