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What is Nexcess Cloud auto scaling?

Cloud auto scaling allows your website to instantly handle more concurrent visitors. At Nexcess, our "autoscaled PHP workers" fortify site resources when there are spikes in web traffic.
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April 25, 2023
Managed WordPress & WooCommerce: How to make a WordPress site live

Once your site is good to go after design and testing phases are done, you can take your WordPress site live by following the steps provided in this article for how to make a WordPress site live.
April 24, 2023
How to add an SSH key to the server for your Nexcess Cloud account

Leverage the security of the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol. This article explains how to add an SSH key to the server for your Nexcess Cloud account and set up your SSH key at Nexcess.
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April 20, 2023
Creating website backups from the Site Dashboard for WordPress/WooCommerce

This article will give you an overview of Nexcesss website backups, the Nexcess data backup policy, and how to create a manual backup from the Nexcess Client Portal in an ad hoc fashion.
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April 18, 2023
By Kiki Sheldon
What are Nexcess Cloud development sites?

Nexcess Cloud clients using Magento 2, WordPress, or WooCommerce can easily create cloud development ("dev") sites through the Nexcess Client Portal for a small monthly charge that varies by size.
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April 17, 2023
By Kiki Sheldon
How to send secure data to the Nexcess Support Team

In this Nexcess Knowledge Base article focused on security, you will learn how to send secure data to the Nexcess Support Team — ensuring the safe sharing of sensitive hosting account information.
April 12, 2023
By Kiki Sheldon
Using rsync for backups on Linux/Unix systems

Using rsync for backups on Linux/Unix systems is done to synchronize files and directories between systems — a reliable method of providing offsite backups or mirroring websites.
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April 11, 2023
By Amy Myers
Enabling cloud container services in the Nexcess Cloud

Right-sized cloud container services at Nexcess can be enabled leveraging the Elasticsearch, Varnish, RabbitMQ, and Apache Solr technologies when you use our smart cloud hosting platform.
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April 06, 2023
By Freddy Reese
Locating your SSH (Secure Shell) credentials in Managed WordPress/WooCommerce

SSH (Secure Shell) and SSH FTP (SFTP) access via command line is available in Managed WordPress and Managed WooCommerce plans and credentials are found within each site's management page.
March 31, 2023
By Christy Joy
SiteWorx — non-default domain configuration and setup

SiteWorx is a powerful tool for managing your hosted website and hosting account. Its features include standard and non-default domain management, email routing, and admin settings configuration.
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