SpinupWP uses Nginx to serve web requests. The global nginx.conf file is located at /etc/nginx/nginx.conf. You should avoid editing this file unless you are sure you want to make a global change for every site on your server. When you create a site in SpinupWP, a new Nginx config is created for that site with…
When we talk about “server software” we mean the software running on your server, from the operating system kernel to the software packages like Nginx and PHP that run in the operating system. We do not consider scripts and web software like WordPress and its plugins server software. Security Updates All servers provisioned using SpinupWP are…
Whether you’re moving a site from a managed WordPress host or a server you’ve set up yourself, this doc will guide you through the process of moving a site to your SpinupWP server with as little downtime as possible. Overview Moving a site to a SpinupWP server involves copying the site from the old server…
Once you’ve signed up for SpinupWP, and you’re ready to start spinning up WordPress sites, the first thing to do is to click Spin Up a New Server from the dashboard. Provisioning Your First Server Sites Migrate an Existing Site Adding a Site Editing a Site Email Provisioning Your First Server You’ll need to choose a…
Summary For small brochure style sites, we recommend no more than 10-20 sites on a 1 CPU / 2 GB server For sites that require more resources like WooCommerce installs, we recommend 1 site on a 2 CPU / 4 GB server It’s better to distribute your sites across more servers with fewer system resources…
All SpinupWP servers are configured with a default timeout limit of 30 seconds. However, you may increase this limit if you are experiencing “504 Gateway Time-out” errors. This setting cannot be adjusted via the SpinupWP UI, so start by connecting to your server using a sudo user, then update your PHP and Nginx configs, as…
Once you have created a database in SpinupWP you can manage the database in several ways: using the command line (CLI), using a desktop app, or using phpMyAdmin. Using the CLI To manage the database using the command line first you need to SSH to your server: ssh user@123.456.78.91 Once you are logged into your server…
To encourage security best practices in SpinupWP we disable SSH password authentication by default. Instead, authentication with your servers is done using SSH Keys. How Do SSH Keys Work? The Secure Shell (SSH) protocol allows you to securely connect and authenticate to remote servers over an unsecured network using end-to-end encryption. SSH keys provide a more…
Our Recommendations For sites where every page can be full page cached, we recommend a max of 20 sites on at least a 2 GB / 1 shared CPU server. For a site that has pages that can’t be cached (e.g. WooCommerce), we recommend just that one site on at least a 4 GB / 2…
SpinupWP makes it very easy to switch the version of PHP that runs a site: From a site’s dashboard, select Settings from the left menu. Select your desired version of PHP from the drop-down menu. Click Save If you select a version of PHP that has not been installed on the server, it will be…
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