How to setup Optee on a $5/Yr hosting
Got a few questions on what kind of server you need to run Optee plugin on WordPress, so went to check if there are any cheap shared options for you.
And I’ve found a
Standard Plan for just $5/Year with Direct Admin included (similar to cPanel) included on
HostKoala.
So, let’s test that!
Pick your location from
this page, and you’ll be redirected to a cart page like this one:
If you have a domain ready, enter it under the “
Configurable Options” section. You can also use a subdomain here.
You can pay with
credit card or
PayPal.
Your account should be ready within a few minutes:
You’ll also receive your account details via email.
Check you email and look for these Control Panel details, something like this:
Secure Control Panel: https://xxxxxxxxxx.dapanel.net:2222
DirectAdmin and FTP Username: yourusername
Direct Admin and FTP Password: yourpassword
Open the Secure Control Panel and login to the Control Panel. Once inside, select
Softaculous and click on the WordPress icon.
This will open a simple wizard where you can install WordPress in just a few clicks!
Click on
Install Now.
And then make sure you select
https://, the domain and assign an admin user:
Don’t click on the Quick Install button. Scroll down and…
Make sure you uncheck all these plugins.
And then click on the Install button:
Wait a few minutes…
And you WordPress is ready:
Click on the Administrative URL.
Select
Plugins > Add New.
And then upload the .zip file and click on the
Install Now button.
You’ll see something like this:
Click on the
Activate Plugin button.
The wizard will guide your from there:
Everything looks good here:
You might want to align your timezones in this step:
HostKoala account comes with
Direct Admin control panel, so choose that:
You’ll need to paste your
DirectAdmin URL here, and click on the
Open button.
Once in Create Cron Job form,
leave “*” under Minute, Hour, Day of Month, Month and Day of Week field.
Just
COPY the “
wget” part form the wizard here:
And click on the
CREATE button.
Go back to wizard, and click on the
I’ve Added it - Verify button:
And then wait a few seconds:
And you should see a success message:
The last step is the
Email verification:
But that sometimes doesn’t work on cheap shared hosting accounts - so you can skip this for now.
And you are ready!
You can start installing
traffic sources,
trackers, etc.
Good luck!