WordPress is now Generally Available

We’re thrilled to announce a major milestone: WordPress hosting is now Generally Available on Wasmer!

Our team has been hard at work, putting together the pieces to make the process seamless. This isn’t just about running WordPress—it’s about giving you fast and flexible hosting options, whether you’re deploying to the Edge or setting up locally.

To get WordPress hosting production-ready, we tackled some interesting challenges: near-native speed, custom domains, cron-job support, and many more. We’ll unpack how we did it in future posts, but for now, let’s focus on what’s ready today.

You’ve now two powerful ways to run WordPress with Wasmer:

• Running at the Edge, delivering free, high-speed WordPress hosting.
• Running Locally, using the Wasmer CLI for total control. Just install Wasmer and that’s it (no more MySQL or Nginx complex installations)

Running WordPress at the Edge

Hosting WordPress at the Edge is a big win—it puts your site closer to users, ramps up speed, and cuts costs to zero.

The WordPress hosting flow is sharp and ready to roll. Want to launch your WordPress site fast?

Click here and get started (no account needed)

We’ve loaded it with features to make WordPress hosting truly shine

• Speed Boost: powered by the LLVM backend and its Wasm exception support.
• Smart Routing: Static files are served using static-web-server, while PHP runs on PHP-server.
• Instant Databases and DB interfaces: A MySQL DB spins up automatically for your WordPress site, along with an web Admin panel powered by Adminer
• Custom Domains: you can now add any custom domains to your WordPress app
• Cron-Job Support: WP-cron to schedule the most routine tasks
• Magic Login: Get into your WordPress dashboard instantly without having to input your credentials.
• Try It Free: you can now deploy without signing up to Wasmer, try it and see how you like it!

Edge-based WordPress hosting doesn’t just save time—it’s an SEO powerhouse. Faster load times mean better rankings and happier visitors.

Running WordPress Locally

Prefer to keep your WordPress hosting close to home? Running it locally with Wasmer is a breeze—no need for MySQL, Apache, or Nginx. Here’s how to make it happen:

1. Install Wasmer: (version 6.0.0-beta.1):

   curl <https://get.wasmer.io> -sSfL | sh -s "v6.0.0-beta.1"
   

2. Clone WordPress: Pull the code and dive in:

   git clone https://github.com/wasmerio/wordpress
   cd wordpress
   

3. Start It Up: One command does it:

   wasmer run .
   

That’s it—your WordPress site is live locally, ready for setup.

Local WordPress hosting is ideal for testing, tweaking, or building from scratch, all with a lightweight setup you’ll love.

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Why Wasmer for WordPress Hosting?

WordPress hosting on Wasmer is incredibly powerful, offering free deployment to the Edge or local flexibility

We’ve put serious effort into making this work smoothly, and we’re excited to see how you’ll use it. More posts are coming to dig into the tech details, from Wasm Exceptions to cron-job magic.

Stay Updated

• Website: wasmer.io
• GitHub: github.com/wasmerio/wasmer
• Twitter: @wasmerio
• Discord: Join our community

Deploy WordPress at the Edge with one click or run it locally with the CLI.

Thank you everyone for being part of the Wasmer journey!