What is Cloud Hosting?

Cloud Hosting is a managed WordPress platform built for fast page load times and 100% network uptime, backed by multi-regional fault tolerance that is scalable to the demands of your or your clients' websites. The Cloud is also powered by a redundant global server infrastructure.

Can I use Cloud Hosting if I want to sell online?

Yes! Use WooCommerce with Cloud Hosting!

What do I get with a Cloud Hosting plan?

All Cloud Hosting plans come with a redundant global server architecture that is built for speed and reliability. 100% network uptime and a global CDN (Content Delivery Network) provides an environment that gives your website the speed it needs to deliver content fast. Each plan comes with an allotment of PHP workers, also commonly referred to as vCPUs, that can be distributed across the number of sites you have on your account.

Example, if you have 5 PHP workers, and 2 websites on your account, one site can have 2 PHP workers and the other can have 3 PHP workers. Or you can give your most important site most of the PHP resources and leave fewer for less important sites on your account. All plans also come with 10GB of automated daily backups powered by Jetpack, providing you with the peace of mind that you can restore to previous points (in the event your website content gets adjusted in a way you don't prefer). Automated WordPress updates are included, as well as a robust infrastructure security architecture.

What are the advantages of using Cloud over WordPress Hosting?

With Cloud Hosting you get enhanced speed and reliability.

What type of hosting is best for WordPress, and should I get Cloud Hosting?

This question can be tricky. It often depends on the needs of your website, or if you are an agency, the needs of your client. For WordPress websites that need to be available at all times and/or are resource-intensive, like a business website or a website that sells products, Cloud Hosting is perfect to maintain that level of performance. Websites that experience high traffic or traffic spikes would also benefit greatly from utilizing the Cloud managed cloud hosting due to its ability to scale to the needs of traffic requests. However, for small websites or blogs, using WordPress on shared hosting is usually all that is required until their traffic needs increase or the complexity of their site increases.

What is a vCPU?

The technical answer to this question starts with its definition. A vCPU is a virtual centralized processing unit. As for a definition, a vCPU represents a portion or share of the underlying, physical CPU that is assigned to a virtual server. In the case of Cloud Hosting, a vCPU is synonymous with a PHP worker, which is a background process on the sever that runs PHP code to handle requests to and from your website. The non-technical answer is vCPUs are like sled dogs helping your website move quickly in the direction and purpose that it was intended. The more you have, the faster and more "weight" your website can handle at any given time. They work to fulfill the requests of your visitors as they interact with your website, so the more vCPU your website has, the more traffic and requests your website can receive and process at once.

How many vCPUs can I have per website?

vCPUs are a pooled resource at the account level. Each site is limited to a max of 10 vCPUs (aka PHP workers). For example, while you can buy Cloud 25 with 75 vCPUs, you cannot add all 75 vCPUs to one site. The max is 10 for one site. However, you can then use the remaining vCPUs for the other websites on your account.