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# Creating Your First Website

Step-by-step guide to creating a website on Hostinger in hPanel, choosing a platform like WordPress or Node.js, assigning a domain, and picking a datacenter.

Spin up a new website on Hostinger in under a minute.

## Requirements

* An active Hostinger hosting plan
* A domain (or use a free subdomain)

## Steps

1. Open [hpanel.hostinger.com](https://hpanel.hostinger.com) and log in.
2. Click **Websites** in the top navigation.
3. Click **Create website** (or **Import website** to bring an existing one — see [Migrate Website](/websites/migrate-website.md)).
4. Pick a platform:

   | Platform             | Best for                                                                                         |
   | -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
   | **AI Builder**       | Describe your idea to AI to build a site or web app — see [AI Builder](/ai-builder/overview.md)  |
   | **WordPress**        | Fully customizable sites — start from scratch or with AI, thousands of plugins                   |
   | **PHP/HTML website** | Upload PHP or HTML files, or start from a template                                               |
   | **Web App**          | Deploy your own code from GitHub, GitLab, or a file upload — see [Node.js](/node.js/overview.md) |
5. Assign a domain — an existing domain, a free `*.hostingersite.com` subdomain, or a custom domain to connect later.
6. Pick a datacenter close to your audience.
7. Confirm. Provisioning takes a few seconds.

## What's included

Every website comes with:

* A `public_html` directory for your files
* At least one MySQL database (plan-dependent)
* An SSL certificate (activate in [SSL settings](/websites/ssl.md))
* FTP and SSH access
* Full hPanel feature access

## Next steps

* [Upload files with File Manager](/websites/file-manager/upload-files.md)
* [Connect your domain](/getting-started/connecting-a-domain.md)
* [Enable SSL](/websites/ssl.md)
* [Install WordPress](/wordpress/installing.md)

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*Last updated: November 3, 2026*