Cloudways Review (2022) With Speed Optimization Recommendations
Cloudways recently added a "promo code page" to get 30% off 3 months: https://www.cloudways.com/en/promo-co... (better than my OMM25 coupon code).
Recommended Speed Optimizations on Cloudways:
-Use Vultr HF which uses NVMe storage and faster CPU clock speeds
-Choose a data center close to visitors
-Use a 2GB+ server size for WooCommerce
-Activate the Redis add-on and Cloudways will install a MU (must-use) plugin on your site
-Use PHP 7.4+ (or test whether 8.0 is compatible with your site/plugins)
-Use MariaDB 10.4
-Increase memory limit (i.e. 512MB)
-Use Cloudflare or BunnyCDN since CloudwaysCDN (StackPath) isn't great
-I use FlyingPress (by Gijo) for my cache plugin now (instead of Breeze or WP Rocket)... made a big difference
I've been using Cloudways to host my WordPress site since 2019 after moving away from SiteGround. My site loads instantly and TTFB is usually around 150ms with as 1.4s fully loaded time (even for posts with tons of images and comments). They're not as beginner-friendly as some hosts, but this tutorial should help you decide if they're right for you.
0:00 - Intro
2:20 - Signing up (promo code: OMM25)
2:50 - Launching a server
4:54 - Server + application tabs
5:07 - Request a free migration
5:22 - Connect your domain
6:45 - Speed test
7:46 - Speeding up Cloudways
9:04 - WP Rocket vs Breeze
10:23 - CloudwaysCDN vs Cloudflare vs BunnyCDN
11:14 - Server settings
12:07 - Application settings
12:30 - Add-ons
13:13 - Support
13:51 - #1 in Facebook polls
14:37 - Cons
15:04 - Cloudways migration results
15:28 - Hosts I don't recommend
16:01 - Outro
Links + Resources Mentioned In This Video
Request a free migration from Cloudways: https://support.cloudways.com/how-to-...
Connecting your domain: https://support.cloudways.com/en/arti...
WP Johnny server tweaks: https://wpjohnny.com/ultimate-wordpre...
Adding Redis: https://www.cloudways.com/blog/instal...
SMTP tutorial: https://www.cloudways.com/blog/wordpr...
WP Rocket coupon: https://onlinemediamasters.com/go/wp-...
WP Rocket settings: https://onlinemediamasters.com/wp-roc...
BunnyCDN (recommended CDN): https://bunnycdn.com/?ref=c6khnsmr0n
UpdraftPlus (to avoid backup costs): https://wordpress.org/plugins/updraft...
Leave me a comment if you have any questions.
Cheers,
Tom