Setup Wizard
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Editor already configured
Running through setup again will overwrite your existing config.php.
Open Editor
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Provider
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Server
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Credentials
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Test & Save

Choose Your Hosting Provider

PointEdit connects directly to your web server. Select where your site is hosted.

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DirectAdmin
Shared hosting with the DirectAdmin control panel
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cPanel
Shared hosting with the cPanel control panel
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AWS
Amazon EC2, Lightsail, or Elastic Beanstalk
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Google Cloud
Compute Engine, App Engine, or Cloud Run
Select your hosting environment

Server Connection

Tell PointEdit where your website files live on the server and what URL it runs at.

Local
Files on this server
Remote
Upload agent file
File System
Absolute path on the server to the root of the site you want to edit.
📁 DirectAdmin Path Builder
Domain type
Username
Domain
Subfolder
Enter username and domain above to auto-build the path
Remote Agent Setup

A small PHP agent file must be placed on your remote server. Generate an API key, download the pre-configured agent file, and upload it to your site root.

Download pe_api.php
Upload this file to your website root:
https://example.com/pe_api.php
Website URL
Full URL of the site — no trailing slash. Must match the domain in your document root.

Editor Credentials

Set a username and password to protect the editor. These are separate from your server login.

⚠ Choose a strong password — these credentials control who can edit your live website.
Advanced (optional)

Test & Save Configuration

Running a quick check before writing your config.php file.

Running connection checks…
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Some checks failed. You can still save, but the editor may not work correctly until the issues above are fixed.
What will be written to config.php
Provider
Root path
Base URL
Username
Timeout
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