EngineScript automates the process of building a high-performance LEMP server. We've specifically built EngineScript with WordPress users in mind, so the install process will take you from a bare server all the way to a working WordPress installation with Nginx FastCGI cache enabled in about 30 minutes.

EngineScript is meant to be run as root user on a fresh VPS. Initial setup will remove existing Apache, Nginx, PHP, and MySQL installations, so be careful.

As this is a pre-release version.

• A Newly Created VPS (Digital Ocean droplet recommended)
• Ubuntu 20.04
• 64-Bit OS
• Minimum 1GB RAM (2GB+ recommended)
• Cloudflare (free or paid)
• 30 minutes of your time

Run the following command

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/EngineScript/EngineScript/master/setup.sh && bash setup.sh

After the initial setup script has run, you'll need to alter the install options file before continuing.

Edit the following file: /home/EngineScript/enginescript-install-options.txt.

Download the file via FTP and edit it using your favorite text editor. You may also edit the file directly from the console using the following command:

nano /home/EngineScript/enginescript-install-options.txt

Once you've filled out the enginescript-install-options.txt file with your personal settings, run the following command to continue with the installation process:

bash /usr/local/bin/enginescript/enginescript-install.sh

After EngineScript is fully installed, type es.menu in console to bring up the EngineScript menu. Choose option 1 to create a new domain.

Domain creation is almost entirely automated, requiring you to only enter the domain name you wish to create. During this automated process, we'll create a unique Nginx vhost file, create new MySQL database, request a new SSL certificate from Cloudflare, download WordPress, install and activate plugins, and assign the applicable data to your wp-config.php.

Before your site is ready to use, you'll need to go into Cloudflare to configure a number of important settings. Follow the steps below to finalize your installation:

1. Select your site.
2. Click on the SSL/TLS tab.

1. Set the SSL mode to Full (Strict).

1. Set Always Use HTTPS to Off. (Important: This can cause redirect loops)
2. Enable HSTS. (Optional) We recommend enabling HSTS. However, turning off HSTS will make your site unreachable until the Max-Age time expires. This is a setting you want to set once and leave on forever.
3. Set Minimum TLS Version to TLS 1.2.
4. Enable Opportunistic Encryption.
5. Enable TLS 1.3.
6. Enable Automatic HTTPS Rewrites

1. Set Authenticated Origin Pulls to On.

1. Enable HTTP/2.
2. Enable HTTP/3 (with QUIC). (Optional)
3. Enable 0-RTT Connection Resumption. (Optional)
4. Enable IPv6 Compatibility. (Optional)
5. Enable gRPC. (Optional)
6. Enable WebSockets. (Optional)
7. Enable Onion Routing. (Optional)
8. Set Pseudo IPv4 to Add Header. (Optional)
9. Enable IP Geolocation. (Optional)

Need a VPS? EngineScript recommends Digital Ocean