{"id":3533,"date":"2018-04-19T19:34:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-19T14:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2018-04-30T11:23:49","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T06:23:49","slug":"cloudways-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedevcouple.com\/cloudways-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloudways Managed WordPress Hosting Review \u2014 Control With Scale!"},"content":{"rendered":"

With cloud technology<\/strong> present, you can never fall short of computing resources which you need to run your site and scale it well. It allows you to get access to online resources on-demand, and you only get to pay for whatever resource you use.<\/p>\n

Cloud Hosting<\/strong> is one of the most influential applications of cloud computing. It enables you to host your website on a virtual server with an underlying network of multiple physical servers. These servers act as a computing resource for your virtual server.<\/p>\n

Think of it this way, if your website is on a cloud hosting platform, you can handle any spike in traffic that comes your way. You can also request for any physical resource that you may require for your website at any time \u2014 more on this later in the article.<\/p>\n

While working on a client project, I got to try managed cloud hosting services for WordPress by Cloudways<\/a><\/strong>. Cloudways takes care of all the configuration aspects and lets you focus on the product itself. So far, I am pretty impressed with the results and support from Cloudways.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udd25 Today, I am thrilled to write about my experience so far and in particular, review the Managed Cloud Hosting services for WordPress<\/a> by Cloudways.<\/p>\n

\u26a1 Cloudways \u2014 A Managed Cloud Hosting<\/a><\/h2>\n

I am sure that you might have heard about cloud computing platforms like AWS (Amazon Web Server), Digital Ocean, Vultr, Linode, etc. in some capacity. All of these platforms can be used to form a hosting server for a website. But configuring these servers is somewhat a cumbersome task. It requires knowledge of DevOps to get things done in the right way.<\/p>\n

This is where Cloudways<\/a> comes into the picture. It takes care of all the technical layers and let you deploy<\/strong> & manage<\/strong> your applications on the best cloud infrastructure. This way, you can enjoy all the perks of cloud computing without taking care of the technical stuff.<\/p>\n

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Cloudways is a PaaS<\/strong> \u2014 Platform as a Service \u2014 which enables its customers to configure a cloud platform within a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

In 2011, Aaqib Gadit<\/a>, Pere Hospital<\/a>, Uzair Gadit, and Umair Gadit founded this company and named it Cloudways. Over the years, it grew reasonably, and now it has more than 50 employees. The company itself is based in Malta with offices in Spain and UAE.<\/p>\n

\u23f0 One thing which I’d like to mention here is how the folks at Cloudways have narrated their entire journey in a beautiful timeline<\/em> since its launch. It was quite interesting for me to learn how this incredible team has grown over all these years. I’d recommend you to visit the “About Us<\/a>” page and enjoy their tremendous story.<\/p>\n

Moreover, their support team is quite active. Using the Live Chat<\/strong> feature on their website, you can contact them 24\/7 to get your queries resolved. But what is even more interesting about Cloudways is the way they have made hosting a WordPress website on cloud computing platforms so easy and straightforward.<\/p>\n

Let’s take a look at how you can take advantage of Cloudways hosting<\/a> to launch a WordPress site within a matter of minutes.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb8 Pricing at Cloudways<\/h2>\n

Hosting plans at Cloudways start from $10 per month<\/strong><\/a> and extends up to $80 per month<\/a>.<\/strong> I’d recommend you to go for the starter package since their caching mechanisms can bear thousands of visitors. They also have a free caching plugin called Breeze<\/a> which serves its purpose well.<\/p>\n

Quite recently, in February, the good folks at Cloudways have updated their pricing plans in response to a change in DigitalOcean’s pricing. So, this is the best time for you to start hosting your WordPress sites with Cloudways with these newly slashed prices. You can check out their detailed pricing at the Plans & Pricing page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\ude80 Launching a WordPress Site<\/h2>\n

Before you start, you’ll need an account on Cloudways. Choose a pricing plan according to your needs and purchase it. After that go ahead and sign up for an account<\/a>. After the process is complete, log in to their platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To add a WordPress site, you will need a server to host this website. In the header, you will see a ‘+’ (plus) icon. Click and select Add Server<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u2693 Picking an Application<\/h3>\n

A new screen will appear asking you to select the application you want to install<\/strong> and name<\/strong> your<\/strong> application<\/strong> & server<\/strong>. Now click on the application select box to pick an application. In our case, it is going to be WordPress 4.9.4<\/em> (at the time of this writing). There are also other applications available if you want to install them.<\/p>\n

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\ud83c\udf10 Picking A Cloud Platform<\/h3>\n

Once you’re done with the names, you need to select a cloud platform which will host your WordPress website. Following are the options which are currently available on Cloudways.<\/p>\n