Deploying to HostPapa via DeployHQ: Automated Hosting Deployment
Deploying your code or website to HostPapa is straightforward with DeployHQ.
Important: HostPapa's shared hosting plans do not include SSH access. If you're on a shared plan, you'll need to use FTP. For SSH/SFTP connectivity, you'll need a HostPapa VPS plan.
Firstly, you'll need to set up your DeployHQ project, then connect to your HostPapa server.
Setting up your project
Head to the Projects screen in DeployHQ, then click the New Project button to get started.
You'll be prompted to enter a name for your project, then select where your repository is hosted.
Next, click Create project and you'll be taken to a screen where you can log in with your repository hosting account to authorise access and then choose your repository.
- Adding a Bitbucket repository
- Adding a Codebase repository
- Adding a GitHub repository
- Adding a GitLab repository
- Adding a repository manually
Setting up HostPapa
Once you've configured your repository, you'll need to connect to your HostPapa server.
Head to Servers & Groups in DeployHQ, and click the New Server button.
Shared hosting (FTP)
HostPapa shared hosting does not support SSH or SFTP. Choose FTP as the protocol.
Enter the following details:
- Hostname: Your server's hostname (found in your welcome email or cPanel under Server Information)
- Username: Your cPanel username
- Password: Your cPanel password
- Port:
21
VPS hosting (SSH/SFTP)
HostPapa VPS plans include full SSH access. Choose SSH/SFTP as the protocol.
Enter the following details:
- Hostname: Your VPS IP address (shown in the HostPapa dashboard)
- Username:
root(or the cPanel username if WHM/cPanel is installed) - Port:
22
For SSH key authentication on VPS plans, add DeployHQ's public key to your server's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file.
Deployment path
For both shared and VPS hosting with cPanel:
- Primary domain:
/home/yourusername/public_html/ - Addon domain:
/home/yourusername/public_html/addondomain.com/
For WordPress theme deployments, append the path to the theme directory.
Under Deployment options, you can enable automatic deployments and set a Deployment subdirectory if needed.
Click Create Server to save, then proceed to your first deployment.
Run your first deployment
By default, DeployHQ will upload your entire repository on the first deployment, since there's no previously deployed commit to compare against.
If your files are already on the server and up to date with the latest commit, you can skip that initial upload:
Otherwise, follow this guide to start your first deployment — after the first run, only changed files will be uploaded:
That's it! You've now set up automated deployments to your HostPapa server.
Further reading
- Compile assets with the Build pipeline
- Run commands on your server with SSH commands
- Prevent certain files from uploading using Excluded files
- Keep sensitive config out of your repository using Config files
- Notify your team and integrate with other services via Integrations
Need help with your deployment? Check out our documentation or contact our support team for assistance.