Complete Guide to Moving to Cloudways: Say Goodbye to Slow Shared Hosting
In this video, I'll show you how to leave shared hosting behind and migrate to a fast, managed server with Cloudways.
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I'll guide you through every step of the migration process, including placing your old server in maintenance mode and backing it up to prevent data loss, connecting your domain, updating your DNS, and installing an SSL certificate. Additionally, I'll discuss Cloudflare Enterprise, Cloudways Server backups, and Rackspace email.
Not mentioned in the video: I also recommend using the Cloudways Breeze plugin (which is enabled by default) and Object Cache Pro (free for servers with over 2GB of RAM, but you must select the WooCommerce app – in the video, I chose WordPress).
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00:00 - Start
01:00 - Cloudways TLDR
01:46 - Creating The Destination Server
02:49 - Maintenance Mode
04:12 - Creating a Backup
06:38 - Cloudways WordPress Migrator
10:25 - Checking the migration
11:22 - Connect your domain
12:34 - Update your DNS
13:07 - Install an SSL Certificate
14:12 - Cloudflare Enterprise
15:02 - Server Backups
15:36 - Rackspace Email
16:09 - Outro