> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fastcat.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Create Your First Site

> From order to a live WordPress site in about a minute.

Ordering happens in the WordPress Panel at [fastcat.app](https://fastcat.app). You can walk the whole setup wizard before you have an account— you'll only be asked to sign in at checkout.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Start the wizard">
    Go to [fastcat.app/sites/new](https://fastcat.app/sites/new) and choose **Create a new website**.

    Migrating an existing site? [Contact us](https://fastcat.co/contact)— we move it for you, free.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name your site">
    This is the display name in your panel and the title WordPress starts with. You can change it later in WordPress.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Pick a plan and billing cadence">
    Plans are sized by monthly visits. Monthly, quarterly, yearly, and two-yearly billing are available, with prepayment discounts applied at checkout.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose a hostname">
    Either take a free FastCat hostname (something like `site-ab34.fastcat.app`) or enter your own domain.

    If you enter your own domain, the wizard shows you the exact DNS record to add. See [Connect your domain](/wordpress/connect-your-domain).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review and check out">
    Confirm the summary, then complete payment in the billing panel. If you don't have a FastCat account yet, you'll create one here— your wizard choices are retained.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Wait about a minute">
    Your containers are created, WordPress is installed, and a certificate is issued. The site page refreshes itself as each stage completes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Your WordPress login

Open your site in the panel and go to the **WordPress** tab. The admin username, password, and login URL are there, with the password behind a Show/Hide toggle.

<Warning>
  The panel is the only place these credentials are shown— we never email your WordPress password. If you change it inside WordPress, the panel will continue showing the original value.
</Warning>

<Note>
  While WordPress is still installing, buttons that would redeploy your site (restart, core update, restore, SFTP, domain changes) are disabled. This clears automatically in well under a minute.
</Note>

## Finding your way around

| Tab              | What's there                                                                 |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Overview         | Live status, hostname, DNS and SSL state, billing summary                    |
| WordPress        | Admin credentials, core updates, PHP runtime settings, plugin and theme list |
| Stats            | CPU, memory, storage, bandwidth, and site health                             |
| Backups          | Create, restore, and delete restore points                                   |
| Files & Database | Temporary SFTP and phpMyAdmin sessions                                       |
| Security         | Change or remove your custom domain                                          |
| Add-ons          | Extra storage or bandwidth, and plan upgrades                                |

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Connect your domain" icon="globe" href="/wordpress/connect-your-domain">
    Point a domain you already own at your new site.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Back up your site" icon="archive-restore" href="/wordpress/backups">
    Take a restore point before you start installing plugins.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>