Uploading site files (File Manager)

Upload your site to the DirectAdmin file manager from your browser.

Hosting and DirectAdmin ~1 min read Updated: 30.09.2026

Site files must be in domains/yourdomain/public_html. When a visitor opens the domain, the index.php or index.html in that folder is served.

  1. In DirectAdmin, open System Info & Files → File Manager.
  2. Go to the domains → yourdomain → public_html folder.
  3. Delete the default index.html file.
  4. Upload your site as a .zip archive with Upload.
  5. Right-click the archive, choose Extract and unpack the files into public_html.
  6. If the files were extracted into a subfolder, move them directly into public_html.
For large sites (hundreds of MB), FTP is easier — see Connecting via FTP.
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