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Creating Your First Site

Create a New Site

Section titled “Create a New Site”
  1. Click the ”+” button in the sidebar, or click “Create New Site” on the welcome screen
  2. Enter a site name — this will be used as the directory name and local domain (e.g., mysite becomes mysite.local)
  3. Select a PHP version from the dropdown (defaults to your preferred version set in Settings)
  4. Click “Create Site”

Blaze will:

  • Create a new directory in ~/Sites/ (or your configured default path)
  • Set up a MariaDB database for the site
  • Download and install WordPress
  • Configure Nginx with your custom .local domain
  • Generate an SSL certificate for HTTPS

Start Your Site

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After creation, click “Start” on the site card in the sidebar. Once started:

  • The site status dot turns green
  • Your site is accessible at https://yoursite.local

Open in Browser

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Click the domain name on the site detail view to open your site in the default browser. Or click “WP Admin” to go straight to the WordPress dashboard.

Open in Your Editor

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Right-click a site in the sidebar or use the IDE button to open the site files in your preferred code editor (VS Code, Cursor, PhpStorm, or Sublime Text). Set your default editor in Settings.

Editing Site Details

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You can change a site’s name and domain after creation:

  1. Select the site from the sidebar
  2. Click the “Edit” button (pencil icon) next to the Start/Stop button
  3. Update the site name or domain
  4. Click “Save Changes”

When you change the domain:

  • WordPress home and siteurl options are updated automatically
  • If the site is running, it will be restarted to apply the new server configuration
  • If SSL is enabled, the certificate is regenerated for the new domain
  • The hosts file entry is updated for the new domain

What’s Next?

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