WordPress + MariaDB

Ready-to-run WordPress 6.x image with MariaDB 10.11, PHP 8.3, and Nginx, all configured for production workloads. Includes automatic security updates, CIS-hardened base, and first-boot database initialisation. Ideal for self-hosted content sites that want the full stack in a single golden image.

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Documentation
OS OpenStack OC OpenShift VM VMware VG Vagrant

Deployment Guides

Choose your platform for step-by-step deployment instructions.

OC

OpenShift

Import the ContainerDisk

apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
kind: VirtualMachine
metadata:
  name: wordpress-mariadb
spec:
  running: true
  template:
    spec:
      domain:
        cpu:
          cores: 2
        memory:
          guest: 2Gi
        devices:
          disks:
            - name: rootdisk
              disk:
                bus: virtio
      volumes:
        - name: rootdisk
          containerDisk:
            image: quay.io/cloudsoe/wordpress-mariadb:latest

Expose the Service

oc expose vm wordpress-mariadb --port=80 --name=wordpress
oc create route edge --service=wordpress

Verify the Image

Public keys for image attestation are at cloudsoe.com/keys.

OS

OpenStack

Upload the Image

openstack image create "cloudsoe-wordpress-mariadb" \
  --file cloudsoe-wordpress-mariadb-openstack-<version>.qcow2 \
  --disk-format qcow2 \
  --container-format bare \
  --public

Launch an Instance

openstack server create \
  --image cloudsoe-wordpress-mariadb \
  --flavor m1.medium \
  --key-name my-key \
  --network my-network \
  wordpress-01

First Boot

The image initialises MariaDB and WordPress on first boot. Connect via SSH and run:

ssh cloudsoe@<FLOATING_IP>
sudo /opt/cloudsoe/setup-wordpress.sh

Open http://<FLOATING_IP> to complete the WordPress setup wizard.

Verify the Image

Download CHECKSUM and CHECKSUM.sig from the release page, then:

gpg --import gpg.pub
gpg --verify CHECKSUM.sig CHECKSUM
sha256sum -c CHECKSUM

Public keys are at cloudsoe.com/keys.

VG

Vagrant

Quick Start

vagrant init cloudsoe/wordpress-mariadb
vagrant up

Vagrantfile

Vagrant.configure("2") do |config|
  config.vm.box = "cloudsoe/wordpress-mariadb"
  config.vm.network "forwarded_port", guest: 80, host: 8080
  config.vm.provider "libvirt" do |v|
    v.memory = 2048
    v.cpus   = 2
  end
end

First Boot

vagrant ssh
sudo /opt/cloudsoe/setup-wordpress.sh

Open http://localhost:8080 to complete the WordPress setup wizard.

Verify the Image

Public keys for box verification are at cloudsoe.com/keys.

VM

VMware

Import the OVA

ovftool \
  --acceptAllEulas \
  --name=wordpress-01 \
  --datastore=datastore1 \
  --network="VM Network" \
  cloudsoe-wordpress-mariadb-vmware-<version>.ova \
  vi://administrator@vsphere.local@vcenter.local/Datacenter/host/Cluster

Power On and Configure

ssh cloudsoe@<VM_IP>
sudo /opt/cloudsoe/setup-wordpress.sh

Open http://<VM_IP> to complete the WordPress setup wizard.

Verify the Image

Download CHECKSUM and CHECKSUM.sig from the release page, then:

gpg --import gpg.pub
gpg --verify CHECKSUM.sig CHECKSUM
sha256sum -c CHECKSUM

Public keys are at cloudsoe.com/keys.