A Website Building Tutorial for Foreign Trade VPS Scala Hosting – Simpler than Shared Hosting

When building your own website, the preferred server is definitely a VPS. However, many people feel that VPS operation is too complex and beginners don't know how to use it. Today, Naiba recommends a foreign trade VPS that is even simpler to use than Shared Hosting: Scala Hosting. This article will also introduce how to install a website on Scala Hosting's VPS.

Introduction to Scala Hosting

Scala Hosting is a VPS service provider founded in 2007. There are almost zero articles introducing it in China, mainly becausetheir network is not friendly to China(Foreign trade website users are overseas, so it doesn't matter), but this does not affect Scala Hosting's reputation abroad.Scala Hosting has high ratings on some specialized server review websites abroad (similar to public reviews). You can click on the rating images on their official website to view specific details. Scala Hosting's services include domain registration, email, Shared Hosting, and VPS. However, they themselves recommend using VPS services. Naiba's view is also to suggest choosing VPS for building websites. The price is indeed a bit higher, but performance, security, and customizability are incomparable to Shared Hosting.

Advantages of Scala Hosting:

1. 7×24-hour customer service online for timely communication (Pre-sales may be off-duty, technical support is 24/7 online, Naiba has contacted them);
2. Provides fully managed VPS services, easier to use than Shared Hosting;
3. Reasonable prices, supports monthly payments, the official even suggests you pay monthly, they are confident you will keep renewing;
4. Provides domain email, optimized for WordPress performance;
5. Provides free migration, free SSL, daily automatic backups, and other features (meaning you don't need to worry about website data security, just install the website and use it);

Disadvantages of Scala Hosting:

1. Network is not friendly to China, domestic access is relatively slow, so it's best to use your own proxy;
2. Fewer network data centers, only two data centers in Dallas, USA and Bulgaria, Europe;

In simple terms,Scala Hosting is suitable for those who don't know how to use VPS but understand the benefits of building websites with VPS; can accept slow domestic access, manage the website using their own proxy, and whose main customer base is foreign trade users in the US or Europe.Its VPS usage is really simple, even simpler than using Shared Hosting or a VPS with Baota Panel installed.

Purchase Scala Hosting

1. Click the button below to enter the Scala Hosting official website.Scala Hosting Official Website Small advertisement: If the tutorial makes you dizzy, you can also consider asking Naiba to help you buy the server and install WordPress.On their official website, you can see the difference between Shared Hosting and VPS. The differences introduced on their official website are realistic and not exaggerated. Naiba has also introduced these contents in the articleDifference between Shared Hosting and VPS. 2. Select MANAGED CLOUD VPS from the top menu.Scala Hosting's VPS is divided into two types: Managed VPS and Self-managed VPS. The difference is that for Managed VPS, environment installation, system security, data backup, one-click software installation, SSL certificate configuration, etc., are all handled by Scala Hosting for you. You only need to install the website and handle website-related matters. Self-managed VPS is our ordinary VPS, giving you a root account and password. You need to install the environment yourself (e.g.,Baota Panel), and then slowly handle operations like data backup and adding SSL certificates yourself. Therefore,it is recommended to purchase MANAGED CLOUD VPS.3. Choose a suitable MANAGED CLOUD VPS plan and click GET STARTED.Scala Hosting's basic plan is a 1-core, 2GB configuration, which meetsInstalling a WordPress Websitethe basic hardware requirements, so you can directly choose the Start plan to begin. When purchasing, select the service duration yourself; it supports payment cycles of 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months. Buying for 3 years upfront is the cheapest. Choose the duration based on your actual situation; the monthly cost difference is not significant.Managed and SPanel are recommended options; otherwise, you'll end up with a self-managed VPS. 4. When purchasing, select the data centerScala Hosting's data centers are only available in the US and Europe. Choose based on your customer distribution. Of course, if your customers experience slow website access, you can use a CDN acceleration service later to provide some improvement. Other configurations can be left as default. If you feel the hardware configuration is insufficient, you can pay extra to add more. 5. Domain selectionIf you already have a domain, for example, purchased from places like following Naiba's tutorials atNamesilothen simply choose the third option. 6. Account registration and paymentAfter selecting your VPS configuration, the registration and payment interface will appear. The top section is for registering an account, and the bottom is for payment information.Payment supports PayPal, so there shouldn't be any issues. A reminder: PayPal uses subscription billing, meaning it will automatically charge each month. If you decide to stop using Scala Hosting's services, remember to: 1. In the Scala Hosting user center, click cancel on the product you no longer wish to use; 2. Go into your PayPal settings and cancel the automatic payment authorization for Scala Hosting.

Manage Purchased VPS

7. After successful payment, enter the user center8. Under My Services, you will find the services you have purchased and activated9. Create an SPanel control panel admin accountAfter clicking [Manage Server] under the Manage button in the image above, the following image will appear.Click the Manage Admin Account button to create an administrator account.

What is SPanel?Scala Hosting's managed VPS does not provide root access. Instead, it installs an SPanel control panel by default. If you have used other shared hosting before, it is similar to those shared hosting control panels. You install websites and set up FTP, SSL, etc., all within the SPanel control panel. This means you are using VPS hardware configuration while enjoying the quick and easy operational experience of shared hosting.

10. Log in to the SPanel control panel to create a website account. After modifying the admin account password, return to the product details page and click [Login to SPanel], as shown in the image below:Enter your username and password (Webmail Login is for logging into domain email).After successful login, click the [Create an Account] button.Fill in the domain you want to add and the user information, as shown in the image below:This account is specifically for installing websites. The previous admin account is for managing the SPanel control panel and cannot be used to directly install websites. If your VPS is shared with others, they can log in using the account you create for them. If you are the sole user, after creating the account, click [List Accounts] to list the users.Find the user you just created, click the Actions button next to it, and select Login to access their control panel backend.The interface after logging in is shown in the image below:The Shared IP address in the top right corner of the image above is your server IP. Add two A record DNS resolutions for your website domain to point to this server IP: one for www and one without www. (If you don't have a domain or don't know how to set up DNS resolution, please refer toDomain Topicthe articles inside.)

Installing a WordPress Website

Next, we will start installing WordPress to build a foreign trade independent website.Then click on WordPress manager at the bottom of the page to quickly install WordPress.Fill in the username, password, and email, then start the installation. Your website will be installed very quickly, and an email will be sent to your inbox. Once your domain DNS propagation is complete, you can access your website via the URL, and an SSL certificate will already be automatically configured. Next, you just need to log into the WordPress Admin Dashboard, then install the necessary Theme (for example, install the one Naiba uses,Astra Theme), Plugins, and then you can start adding content, updating the website, and other operations. Pretty simple, right? Installed WordPress but don't know how to use it? Please refer tothe usage section of the WordPress installation page。