Softaculous helps you to install web applications without any difficulty. Please, follow the steps below to install Serendipity.

1. Log in to your cPanel account.

2. In the Software section, click on Softaculous Apps Installer.
Softaculous Apps Installer
3. You will be sent to the Softaculous interface by cPanel.
4. On the left side, locate the Blogs category. Click on it and then on the Serendipity link that appears.
Softaculous Apps Installer blogs
5. Click on Install.
serendipity install
6. Fill in the necessary fields under the Software Setup fields:

  • Choose Installation URL: Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. If you want to install this in a directory, such as example.com/directory, enter the directory name in the "In Directory" field. Otherwise, please, leave it blank to install in your main domain, i.e., example.com.

software setup

7. Under the Site Settings field, enter the following information:

  • Site Name: Enter the name of your website, such as my first website.
  • Site Description: Your site description.

8. Under the Admin Account field, enter the following information:

  • Admin Username: Your new Serendipity username (for security reasons, 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 to Notepad. You will need those to access the admin area of your Serendipity blog later.

admin account

9. Choose Language: You can choose the language of your Serendipity blog. The default language of Serendipity is English.
language selection
10. Advanced Options: Unless you want to modify the database name or do an automated backup, leave this alone. Please keep in mind that creating frequent backups can consume a lot of disk space.
Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on Install.
Softaculous Apps Installer advanced options

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