There are several kinds of upgrades that SpinupWP may ask you to perform. In this doc, we will discuss upgrades that SpinupWP requires for it to continue to work. We will not be discussing Upgrading to a New Ubuntu LTS Release or Server Software Upgrades. Occasionally SpinupWP needs to make changes to your server or…
In the case of catastrophic failure of your server, you may be able to recover by restoring from a full server backup from your server provider. Preparedness is key. You’ll need to have created a snapshot or backup with your server provider prior to the onset of problems. Finding the right timing for a snapshot…
For SpinupWP to pull code to your server from your git repository at GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, or another provider, it needs read access to the git repository. When you enable git for a site in SpinupWP, a unique deploy key is generated for the site. You can then log in to GitHub, GitLab, BitBucket, or…
Hetzner Cloud is a solid and well-established server provider. It is the ideal server provider for European users, with affordable and powerful servers in Germany and Finland. Especially if you need to create a server in Europe due to GDPR policies. Hetzner is fully integrated with SpinupWP, meaning you can connect SpinupWP to your Hetzner…
Staging sites play a crucial role in web development, offering a testing ground for new features, updates, and bug fixes before they go live. They mirror the live environment, allowing developers to review changes in a safe, controlled setting. This minimizes risks associated with direct modifications to the live site, such as downtime or user…
If you’re moving a site to another server in your SpinupWP account, you should use the Move Site tool as it clones your site to another server with fewer steps, saving you time. If you’d like to clone the contents of your site into an existing site within your SpinupWP account, you should use the…
Refreshing a site allows you to quickly update a site from any other site on your SpinupWP account. This includes copying all files and/or the database. Refreshing is useful for updating a staging site with the latest files and database from the production site or copying changes from a staging site to a production site….
The page cache key defines what makes a unique entry in the page cache. By default, SpinupWP uses the following as the page cache key: $scheme$request_method$http_host$request_uri For example, a request for https://tunipjuicemedia.com/team/ would yield the following cache key: httpsGETtunipjuicemedia.com/team/ There are lots of reasons why you might want to customize the page cache key. Although…
This guide will help you set up a Vultr managed MySQL database for use with new servers set up by SpinupWP. By the end of this tutorial, you will have the database hostname, port, username, password, and database name you need to configure the managed MySQL database as an external database in SpinupWP. Setting Up…
Cloud servers are remarkably reliable these days and require only a little maintenance to keep them running smoothly and securely. SpinupWP is an unmanaged service, which means that you’re responsible for that little bit of maintenance. The advantage being that your server is very unlikely to go down while you’re sleeping because of someone making…
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