Cloudways Review & Complete Setup Tutorial Cloudways has over 60 data centers across the globe as a cloud WordPress hosting service and serves as a server management conduit between 5 different cloud providers and their customers.
As such, managed cloud storage is their focus.
However, they also appeal to developers
who want to run their own PHP apps. Also from a GIT repository, the deployment will take place. – when the repository is updated, it automatically updates the application. Entry to the command line is provided via SSH, but root access is not possible for security reasons.
You might actually go directly to a cloud service provider like Digital Ocean and set up your own “droplet.” It might save you a few dollars, but then you’re completely on your own.
It’s money well spent considering the management and support you get in return for a really small management fee.
The Cloudways Bot is a highly
intelligent and automated assistant for monitoring and notification that constantly eyeballs your account.
It will inform you of the health of your servers, software, protection, billing, and results.
It will alert you to suggestions, tips, and tricks on how to boost your server’s efficiency depending on the channel you chose to receive updates (Hip Chat, Slack, Email, API).
In addition, as you can see later on it helps with funding.
Progressive Stack
In order to pump up both performance and stability, Cloudways ingeniously built their web stack.
Although Apache is known for reliability, Nginx is well-known for performance.
Cloudways uses all of them and then Varnish (cache) sandwiches in between, producing a perfect mix whereby Nginx serves the static content and transfers the dynamic content to Apache, which Varnish caches in between.
It improves stability from the rear and speed from the front.
Brilliant! Brilliant!
The stack includes built-in caching such as Memcached (speeds up database queries), Varnish, and Redis along with the latest PHP versions (default is PHP 7) and a choice of MySQL or MariaDB databases to further increase speed
Dedicated Assets
Cloudways allocates entirely dedicated resources to each and every server, unlike shared hosting, where resources are shared. Memory, bandwidth, disk space (storage), and processor (CPU) resources are included in the resources referred to the better the CPU, the greater the amount of traffic your site will manage, and the faster your pages will be loaded).
In addition, servers are SSD-based, which significantly accelerates disk access. Cloudways handles these entirely.
With lightning-quick global response times, you still have complete control of your own cloud server.
Migrations Handled (One Free)
You get one handled migration free of charge. But seriously, it’s as simple as pie to move a site to Cloudways!
Simply install the migration plugin for Cloudways, enter a few information from your Cloudways control panel and do the rest with the migrator app.
Your website is migrated (within minutes) to a Cloudways URL that can not be indexed by search engines, so there is no risk of duplicate content.
Only point your domain to Cloudways in order to make your site live.
This is all that there is to it!
Summary Analysis – Pros And Cons
Compared to other hosting providers, I choose to host with Cloudways because I strongly believe that their hosting platform is top shelf and offers tremendous value for money.
Granted, for as little as $5 a month (compared to $10), you can go straight to the likes of Digital Ocean and set up a droplet. But most of us are not well trained to set up servers and operate them.
The small premium is well worth every cent given what Cloudways are putting in behind the scenes.
If it were not for the fact that the integration of the Cloudways CDN (for $1 per 25GB bandwidth) is almost limited to use with the Breeze cache plugin, I would have given a rating of 5 (out of 5) to Cloudways and not 4.9.
An excellent focused web host
About Cloudways, there is a lot to like. Flexible cloud hosting plans, easy setup times, top-notch web-based customer support, and excellent uptime are available for the service. It’s a business that you can rely on to keep your site up and running on the services that sell such goods. In addition, certain individuals won’t appreciate the unusual way to get a customer service rep on the phone. Nevertheless, if those caveats are not dealbreakers, give Cloudways a chance. Just what you need to get and keep your website online, you can find it offers.
Customer Service
Cloudways provides customer service 24/7, so you will be able to contact everyone around the clock. However, if you want to talk to a human being, there’s a catch. To request a phone or Skype call, you must fill out a form.
You also have the option to talk via webchat with a customer service representative. That way, you will quickly get answers. I never waited more than a couple of seconds until one of my chat questions was fielded by a Cloudways rep. The staff, too, are very experienced. I was provided with detailed information by the members about the discrepancies between cloud hosting and conventional hosting and the payment structure of the company. I also got a primer for infrastructure-as-a-service.
Security and E-Commerce
There are several e-commerce resources in Cloudways’ app library, including the popular Magento and Prestashop platforms. In just a few minutes, by dragging and falling website components, I used Magento to create an attractive shop.