How to Install WordPress Pete on Google Cloud

  • Log in to Google Cloud Console

  • Navigate to VM Instances

    • From the main menu, select Compute Engine → VM instances.

  • Create a New VM Instance

    • Click the Create Instance button.

  • Configure Your VM

    • Enter a clear and descriptive name for your instance.

    • Under Machine configuration, choose the machine type (E2 series is recommended for this tutorial).

  • Set Operating System and Storage

    • Under Boot disk, click Change.

    • Select Ubuntu as the OS, version 24.04 LTS.

    • Set the disk size to at least 30 GB, then click Select.

  • Configure Network Settings

    • Under Firewall, ensure both Allow HTTP traffic and Allow HTTPS traffic checkboxes are selected.

  • Create the VM

    • Click Create at the bottom of the page to provision your new virtual machine.

  • Access VM via SSH

    • Wait for GCP to finish provisioning the VM.

    • Once provisioned, click the SSH button next to your VM instance to open a secure browser-based terminal.

  • Run the WordPress Pete Installation Script

    • In your SSH terminal, copy and paste the WordPress Pete installation command:

curl -o pete10-4-stand-alone.sh -L https://wordpresspete.com/pete10-4-stand-alone.sh && chmod 755 pete10-4-stand-alone.sh && sudo ./pete10-4-stand-alone.sh

Access Your WordPress Pete Instance

  • Once installed, copy your VM’s public IP address from the VM Instances page.

  • Open your browser and paste this IP address starting with http:// (initial access does not use HTTPS).

  • You should now see your WordPress Pete environment up and running.

Tutorials

Migrate a WordPress site to WordPress Pete

Migrate a WordPress site to WordPress Pete

1.  Log into your WordPress Pete installation and click on the "Plugins" section. Then click the "Download Pete Converter" button.2. Once you download the plugin, go to your WordPress admin panel and install it. 3. Go to the Pete Converter option on your admin and...

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Clone a WordPress site with WordPress Pete

Clone a WordPress site with WordPress Pete

Feel the power of cloning WordPress sites with WordPress Pete. This process can take hours and a lot of pain, you can do it in WordPress Pete with a couple of clicks at the speed of light as shown below 1. Log in to WordPress Pete and click clone for this example we...

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Create a local WordPress site with WordPress Pete for macOS

Create a local WordPress site with WordPress Pete for macOS

1. Complete the installation guide for macOS by clicking here2. Once you've logged in, click on "Create New WordPress" on the top right corner.3. Now set the project's name and URL. Then click on "Create".4. You should now see the page below. Then click on the URL...

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