Softaculous helps you install web applications very easy. Please, follow the steps below to install SMF Simplemachine Forum.

1. Log in to your SiteWorx account.

2. In the Additional Features section, click on Sofataculous.

3. SiteWorx will redirect you to the Softaculous interface.

4. On the left side, locate the Forums category. Click on it and then on the SMF link that appears.



5. Click on Install.



6. Fill in the necessary fields under the Software Setup fields:

• Choose Installation URL: Choose the appropriate protocol/domain. Inside the "In Directory" field, should you want to install this in a directory, i.e., example.com/directory, enter the directory name. Otherwise, please, leave it blank to install in your main domain, i.e., example.com.
• Choose the version you want to install: You can leave this as it is.
  

7. Under the Board Settings field, enter the following information:

• Board Name: Name of the forum.
• Visual verification image to display: Select the appropriate option as per your preference.
• Board E-mail: The e-mail address of the forum.

8. Under the Admin Account field, enter the following information:

• Admin Username: Your new phpBB username (for security reasons, do not use the administrator or the admin username).
• Admin Password: Use a strong password.
• Real Name: Leave this as it is or enter your real name.
• Admin Email: Your email address. It is helpful for admin account password reset, notification, etc.

Note: Copy the admin username and password to Notepad. You will need those to access the admin area of your SimpleMachine(SMF) forum later.


9. Choose Language: You can choose the language of your SMF forum. The default language of SMF forum is English.

10. Advanced Options: Leave this unless you want to change the database name or take an automated backup. Please, note that creating frequent backups may take a lot of disk space.


Finally, scroll down to the end of the page and click on Install.