Yes, Azuriom is an open source CMS and completely free. Some themes and extensions from the community market are paid, but the core CMS and the main official extensions (shop, vote, forum) are available for free.

Do I need a VPS to run Azuriom?

No. A simple web hosting plan with PHP 8.1 or newer and a MySQL database is enough. A VPS is only useful if you want to manage the web server yourself.

Why does my Azuriom site show 404 errors on every page?

It is almost always a URL rewriting issue: the .htaccess file was not transferred (it is a hidden file) or rewriting is not enabled on the hosting. Re-upload the full archive with hidden files visible in your FTP client.

Install Azuriom CMS on Web Hosting: 2026 Guide

Azuriom is an open source CMS (content management system) built specifically for game server communities: Minecraft, FiveM, Garry's Mod, Rust and many more. It lets you put a complete website online - shop, voting system, forum, statistics - without writing a single line of code. Good news: a simple web hosting plan is enough to run it, no VPS or system administration skills required.

Website: https://azuriom.com/

In this tutorial, you will install Azuriom from A to Z on a Lordhosting web plan: downloading the CMS, uploading the files, creating the MySQL database and completing the initial configuration.

Prerequisites

To function, Azuriom simply requires a web server with PHP that has at least 100 MB of free disk space, as well as the following prerequisites:

PHP 8.1 or newer
URL rewriting
PHP BCMath extension
PHP Ctype extension
PHP JSON extension
PHP Mbstring extension
PHP OpenSSL extension
PHP PDO extension
PHP Tokenizer extension
PHP XML extension
PHP XMLWriter extension
PHP cURL extension
PHP Zip extension

🙂 GOOD TO KNOW: It is also highly recommended to have a MySQL/MariaDB or PostgreSQL database.

On a Lordhosting web plan, these extensions are already available in the vast majority of cases. You can check and change the PHP version directly from your hosting panel.

Installation on a web offer

Prefer video? The full installation is available here:

1. Download Azuriom

Go to the official download page and grab the latest version of Azuriom. You get a ZIP archive containing all the CMS files.

2. Upload the files to your hosting

Two methods to choose from:

Via the panel's file manager (the fastest): open the file manager from your hosting panel, navigate to your site's root folder (usually public_html or www), upload the ZIP archive and use the Extract function.
Via FTP with a client like FileZilla: your FTP credentials are available in your Lordhosting client area. Transferring thousands of small files takes much longer, so prefer uploading the ZIP and extracting it server-side whenever possible.

Make sure hidden files, especially .htaccess, were transferred correctly: some FTP clients hide them by default.

3. Create the MySQL database

From your hosting panel, open the MySQL databases section, then:

Create a new database;
Create a user with a strong password;
Assign this user to the database with all privileges.

Write down the database name, the user and the password: you will need them in the next step. The host to enter is usually localhost.

4. Run the installation wizard

Open your domain name in your browser. The Azuriom installer starts automatically and checks that your hosting meets all the prerequisites (PHP version, extensions). If everything is green, enter the connection details of the database you just created.

5. Configure your website

The wizard then asks you for:

the game of your server (Minecraft, etc.) and the linking method;
the creation of the administrator account (username, email address, password).

Once the installation is complete, log in to the Azuriom admin panel: from there you can install themes and extensions (shop, vote, forum...) in a few clicks.

Prefer a VPS?

If you would rather host Azuriom on a server you manage yourself, check out our Azuriom VPS installation tutorial.

Common issues

Blank page or 500 error after the upload - The PHP version in use is probably too old. Select PHP 8.1 or newer from your hosting panel, then check that all the extensions listed in the prerequisites are enabled.

404 error on every page except the homepage - URL rewriting is not active, most often because the .htaccess file was not transferred. Enable hidden files in your FTP client, re-upload the full archive, then reload the page.

"Access denied" when connecting to the database - The credentials entered in the installer are incorrect, or the user was not assigned to the database. Double-check the exact database and user names (often prefixed on shared hosting) and confirm that the host is localhost.

Conclusion

In just a few minutes, your Azuriom website is online: the CMS is installed, connected to its database and ready to welcome your community. All that is left is to pick a theme, configure your extensions and link your game server.

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