How to Install Pixie via Softaculous in cPanel?

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Last updated on May 29, 2026

1. Log into your cPanel account.

**2. **In the "Software" section, click on "Softaculous App Installer" Icon. ** 3. **cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous Panel. ** 4. ** On the left side of your screen you should locate the "Blogs" category. Click on it and then click on the "Pixie" link that will appear.

**5. **Click on the "Install" button.

**6. **Fill the necessary field under the "Software Setup" field: **Choose Protocol: You can leave this as it is. Choose Domain: **If you don't have multiple domains, leave this as it is. **In Directory: **If you want to install this in a directory, for example example.com/directory, enter the directory name. Otherwise, leave this blank to install in your main domain example.com

**7. **Under the "Site Settings" field: **Site Name: **Enter the name of your website, such as "my first website". Site Description: Site Description

**8. **Under the "Admin Account" field enter the following information: Admin Username: Your new Pixie username (for security reason do not use the "Administrator" or the "Admin" username.) Admin Password: Use a strong password. **Real Name: **Leave this as it is or enter your real name. Admin Email: Your e-mail address.

Note: Copy the admin username and password on a notepad because you will need these login details to access the admin area of your Pixie blog.

9. **Advanced Options: **Leave this as it is, unless you want to change the database name or take an automated backup. Please note that taking frequent backups may take a lot of disk space.

Finally, scroll down to the end of page and click on the Install Button.