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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 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 14, 2023
Leveraging caching with PWA for your Magento store setup

In this article, you will learn about PWAs in the context of the Magento 2 platform for ecommerce. You will be able to better understand how the Magento PWA can help you optimize Magento store setup.
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 10, 2023
By Amy Myers
URLs — how to redirect non-WWW to WWW in the HTACCESS file

Learn how to redirect non-WWW to WWW in the HTACCESS file with regard to your website's possible main URLs. Using Apache Web Server's hypertext access (.htaccess) file, let's look at what it takes.
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.
March 29, 2023
Limiting access to the Magento Admin Panel

All Magento admins want to harden their platform and decrease security vulnerabilities. This article will explain how to control and limit access to the Magento Admin Panel.
March 22, 2023
Optimizing Managed WordPress using the W3 Total Cache plugin

This article will shed light on advanced caching options for WordPress — and how to leverage the robust caching-related functionality of the W3 Total Cache plugin and its many features.
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