For beginners who are new to website building, the most mainstream and easiest-to-start solution currently is using Tencent Cloud Lightweight Application Server (Lighthouse) + Baota Panel + WordPress. Lightweight Cloud offers higher cost-effectiveness compared to traditional Cloud Virtual Machines (CVM) and has a more concise console, making it very suitable for quickly building personal blogs and corporate websites.
This article provides a complete beginner tutorial outline. By following the steps below, even without a coding background, you can have your own website in a short time.
Part One: Preliminary Preparation – Registration and Selection
1. Select and Purchase a Tencent Cloud Lightweight Application Server
First, we go to Tencent Cloud's latest promotional activity page to select a Lightweight Application Server suitable for our needs.
Server Configuration Selection Recommendations:
- Configuration starts from 2 cores and 2GB RAM; the higher the traffic/bandwidth, the better.
- Duration starts from 1 year. After expiration, it's usually more expensive than now, requiring repurchase and website migration, so buying for a longer period saves trouble.
- CVM instances are more expensive than Lighthouse, but offer slightly better performance. For normal websites, Lighthouse is sufficient. Naibabiji uses a Lighthouse Cloud Server.
After selecting your preferred configuration, click the „Buy Now“ button and log in with WeChat.First-time purchase requires real-name authentication, follow the prompts to proceed.
Configuration Selection Reminder:
- You can choose the region you prefer; domestic data centers are generally fast.
- For the image, directly select Baota Panel Linux. It is not recommended to directly select WordPress or WooCommerce websites.
After payment is complete, wait for the server to be created. If you haven't registered a domain yet, you can proceed to register a domain.
2. Domain Registration and Preparation
If you haven't registered a domain yet, you can directly register a domain on Tencent Cloud next.
If you have already registered a domain on another website, according to domestic website filing requirements, you need to transfer the domain to Tencent Cloud.
Enter the domain you want to register in the domain search box. Results that support add-on purchase are available for registration.
The prices shown are first-year promotional prices. Click the downward triangle symbol to see the renewal fee for the second year. Don't impulsively buy a 10 yuan/year domain, as the renewal might be 100 yuan the next year.
The checkout page requires creating a real-name information template first. Create a template with your real information, then proceed with payment.
Part Two: Website Filing – Mandatory in China
After purchasing the Lighthouse Cloud Server and domain, the most crucial step is website filing (ICP).
According to domestic laws and regulations, usingservers located within Mainland Chinato build a website requires filing registration. If you purchased a Tencent Cloud server in Hong Kong or other overseas regions, you can skip this step.
In the Tencent Cloud console, click "Filing" in the upper right corner to enter the filing interface. Follow the prompts to enter your domain, click 【Go to File】, and then follow the instructions.
The filing process is as follows:
- Fill in the filing materials;
- Tencent Cloud preliminary review;
- MIIT SMS verification;
- Local Communications Administration review;
- Filing successful.
Now the entire filing process and time are much more convenient and faster than when Naiba first started building websites. It usually takes 7-15 days for normal filing. During the filing process, you only need to wait. (If you want to explore WordPress website building during the filing period, you can directly access it via IP, as written later.)
Part Three: Basic Environment Setup – DNS Resolution and Baota Panel
Assuming you have completed domain name registration, we can now proceed with domain name resolution and Baota Panel website building.
1. Point Domain to Server
Enter the Tencent Cloud Admin Dashboard, find My Resources -Domain Registration。
Then enter theMy Domainsinterface, click on the domain name you need to resolve.
After clicking resolve, enter the resolution interface, directly select Quick Resolution for Beginners, and follow the prompts to input the server IP to confirm, completing the domain name resolution to the server.
2. Configure Baota Panel Environment
From the Tencent Cloud Admin DashboardConsolehomepage,My Resourcesinside,Lighthouse (Lightweight Application Server), enter the server you purchasedDetails Page, click on theApplication Management。
Select Login Now, agree to the Baota Panel user agreement. Enter the Baota Panel interface.
In the pop-up initialization recommended configuration interface, we choose the LNMP environment one-click installation.
Here, it is recommended to select PHP version 8.3. As of the publication of this article, the WordPress official recommended environment is MySQL 8.0, PHP 8.3.
Because our server memory is not large enough, installing the 5.7 database is better.
3. Baota Panel Security Settings
After installing the configuration environment, it is recommended to also perform the following operations:
- Settings - Panel SSL - Enable
- Panel Settings - Listen IPv6 - Disable
- Online Customer Service - Disable
- User Experience Improvement Program - Disable
- BasicAuth Authentication - Enable
- Alert Notifications - Alert Settings - Configure any one item
Part Four: Deploy WordPress Website Program
1. Add Website: Baota Panel Admin Dashboard - Websites - Add Website
- Fill in the domain name with two records: one with www and one without www.
- Keep the root directory as default
- Select MySQL for the database
- Keep other information as default
2. Set up website configuration information
Click the settings button next to the website you just created.
- Pseudo-static - Select WordPress - Save
- SSL - Select Let's Encrypt - Apply for certificate - File verification (will fail if domain name is not correctly resolved)
3. Download the WordPress installation package
Click to enter the website root directory
Upload/Download in the top left corner
Select 'Download using URL link', fill in the URL in the pop-up interface: https://wordpress.org/latest.zip
If the download fails, you canmanually download the WordPress installation package, then upload it to this folder.
- After downloading or uploading the WordPress installation package, right-click the mouse, select 'Extract', and click 'OK' in the pop-up interface.
- Enter the extracted wordpress folder
- Select all files in the top left corner, then select 'Cut' under 'More' on the right side
- Return to the website root directory
- Click 'Paste' in the top right corner
4. Install the WordPress website program
Open your browser, enter your website URL, and fill in the information as prompted. (Database information can be found in the database interface of the Baota Panel backend)
When you have completed all the steps, you can open the default WordPress interface. At this point, the WordPress website installation is complete.
The next task is website decoration. You can refer to:
Tencent Lightweight Cloud Review
The lightweight cloud configuration purchased from Naibabiji is 2-core 4GB RAM 6Mbps, which was later upgraded for free to 4-core 4GB RAM 6Mbps. We can use a dedicated VPS performance testing script to test it.
VPS Performance Testing Script
We will directly input and execute the following testing script inside this lightweight cloud server.
export noninteractive=true && export CN=true && curl -L https://cnb.cool/oneclickvirt/ecs/-/git/raw/main/goecs.sh -o goecs.sh && chmod +x goecs.sh && ./goecs.sh install && goecsIf you want to learn more about VPS performance testing scripts, please visit:Complete Collection of VPS Testing Scripts
--------------------------------------系统基础信息--------------------------------------
CPU 型号 : AMD EPYC 7K62 48-Core Processor @ 2595.124 MHz
CPU 数量 : 4 Virtual CPU(s)
CPU 缓存 : L1: 256 KB / L2: 16 MB / L3: 16 MB
GPU 型号 : GD 5446
AES-NI : ✔️ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V/Hyper-V : ✔️ Enabled
内存 : 1015.80 MB / 3.57 GB
气球驱动 : ✔️ Enabled
内核页合并 : ❌ Undetected
虚拟内存 Swap : 0.30 MB / 1.00 GB
硬盘空间 : 8.68 GB / 69.94 GB [12.4%%] /dev/vda1 - /
启动盘路径 : /dev/vda1
系统 : opencloudos 9.4 [x86_64]
内核 : 6.6.117-45.oc9.x86_64
系统在线时间 : 0 days, 00 hours, 18 minutes
时区 : CST
负载 : 0.01 / 0.32 / 0.49
虚拟化架构 : KVM
NAT类型 : Port Restricted Cone
TCP加速方式 : cubic
IPV4 ASN : AS45090 Shenzhen Tencent Computer Systems Company Limited
IPV4 Location : Guangzhou / Guangdong / China
IPV4 Active IPs : 168/256 (subnet /24)
--------------------------------CPU测试-通过sysbench测试--------------------------------
1 线程测试(单核)得分: 1457.09
4 线程测试(多核)得分: 3005.39
---------------------------------内存测试-通过stream测试----------------------------------
Function Best Rate MB/s Avg time Min time Max time
Copy: 30716.3 0.005363 0.005209 0.005547
Scale: 19940.2 0.008262 0.008024 0.008477
Add: 23023.5 0.010829 0.010424 0.011529
Triad: 23585.0 0.010688 0.010176 0.011272
-----------------------------------硬盘测试-通过fio测试-----------------------------------
测试路径 块大小 读测试(IOPS) 写测试(IOPS) 总和(IOPS)
/root 4k 104.48 MB/s(26.1k) 104.75 MB/s(26.2k) 209.23 MB/s(52.3k)
/root 64k 289.50 MB/s(4523) 291.02 MB/s(4547) 580.53 MB/s(9070)
/root 512k 264.66 MB/s(516) 278.72 MB/s(544) 543.37 MB/s(1060)
/root 1m 262.42 MB/s(256) 279.90 MB/s(273) 542.32 MB/s(529)
--------------------------------------就近节点测速--------------------------------------
位置 上传速度 下载速度 延迟 丢包率
Speedtest.net 5.16 Mbps 29.08 Mbps 49.233094ms 0.00% (Sent: 403/Dup: 0/Max: 402)
其他Guangzhou 9.38 Mbps 146.17 Mbps 5.58 ms N/A
联通Shenzhen 11.61 Mbps 63.55 Mbps 57.20 ms N/A
电信Suzhou5G 4.36 Mbps 109.00 Mbps 28.033922ms N/A
移动Foshan 6.41 Mbps 0.40 Mbps 14.53 ms N/A
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花费 : 6 分 2 秒
时间 : Sat Mar 21 11:21:08 CST 2026
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------This test result is fairly standard for a lightweight cloud server. It's perfectly fine for running ordinary WordPress websites. If you want to run an e-commerce website, it's recommended to purchase a CVM server for better performance.
Tencent Cloud Website Building Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Q1: Is filing required to build a website using Tencent Cloud?
A: This depends on the region of your server. If you purchase a lightweight server in Mainland China regions (such as Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai), the domain name must complete the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) filing before it can be resolved and accessed normally. If the server is in Hong Kong, China, or other overseas regions, no filing is required; it's ready to use after domain resolution.
Q2: Can I use Tencent Cloud to build a website before my filing is completed?
Yes, you can. During the filing period, only the domain name is inaccessible; the server itself remains fully operational. Therefore, we can first build the website using the IP address and switch to the domain name after the filing is approved. Refer to:How to Access a Website via IP During Tencent Cloud Filing Period – Naibabiji
Q3: What should I do if I cannot access the Baota Panel after changing the default 8888 port?
This is because the default firewall on Tencent Cloud does not have the port you modified open. Manually go to the Tencent Cloud server details page -> Firewall -> modify the rule for port 8888 to your new port, save it, and you should be able to access it normally.
Q4: Approximately how much does it cost to build a website like this?
A: The core costs are mainly divided into two parts: „Server“ and „Domain Name.“ Generally, the promotional annual fee for a Tencent Cloud Lighthouse Application Server for new users is around one hundred RMB. A common domain name with a standard suffix (like .com) costs several tens of RMB per year. Therefore, the starting cost for a new user to build a website is typically around 200 RMB/year, offering excellent value for money. For a more detailed cost breakdown, see:How Much Does It Cost to Build a Website? A Complete Breakdown of Website Construction Costs (Personal / Business / WordPress Edition)
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