WordPress 6.8.1

Updated November 24, 2025

A popular open source content management system (CMS). Allows you to quickly expand your website with minimal effort using one of the many available templates or your own design. Tens of thousands of ready-made plugins, both paid and free of charge, help you add new blocks or features to a created service with just one click.

Deployment instructions
  1. Get an SSH key pair to connect to the virtual machine (VM).
  2. Create a VM from a public image. In the Image/Boot Disk Selection section, go to the Cloud Marketplace tab and select WordPress. In the Access section:
    • enter the username in the Login field;
    • paste the contents of the file with the public SSH key into the SSH Key field.
  3. Connect to the VM via SSH. Use the login you specified when creating the VM and the private SSH key created earlier.
  4. Retrieve the administrator authorization data from the /root/default_passwords.txt file.
  5. Open the WordPress admin panel in your browser at http://<EXTERNAL IP ADDRESS>/wp-admin.
  6. Log in using the obtained administrator authorization data.
  7. Set up the mail server.
  8. Change the email address in the administrator profile settings.
Billing type
Free
Type
Virtual Machine
Category
Content management systems
Publisher
Yandex Cloud
Use cases
  • Personal and corporate blogs and news websites.
  • Promo websites with portfolios, static websites of organizations, communities, etc.
  • Simple dynamic websites.
  • Online stores and other e-commerce services.
  • WebView blocks to display inside mobile apps.
Technical support

Yandex Cloud technical support responds to requests 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The types of requests available and their response time depend on your pricing plan. You can activate paid support in the management console. Learn more about requesting technical support.

Yandex Cloud does not provide technical support for the product. If you have any issues, please refer to the developer’s information resources.

Product IDs
image_id:
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family_id:
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Product composition
SoftwareVersion
Ubuntu24.04
Apache2.4.58-1ubuntu8.8
MySQL8.0.44-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
PHP8.4.8
Wordpress6.8.1
Terms
By using this product you agree to the Yandex Cloud Marketplace Terms of Service and the terms and conditions of the following software: Wordpress (GNU)Ubuntu
Billing type
Free
Type
Virtual Machine
Category
Content management systems
Publisher
Yandex Cloud