By iam
Hi I’m considering moving my whole server from Bluehost to DO. I just get too much downtime and their speeds don’t reflects their claims!!
Obviously I have multiple domains and each hosting a Wordpress site + emails.
What package would you recommend for 6-7 light traffic wordpress blogs. I’d require the ability to create FTP accounts for each domain.
I’m not too savvy with Terminal but I’m more than willing to learn as I’ve done a a bit of playing around with it.
If you could point me in the right directions to tutorials as to which would be the best server to use and things like phpMyadmin and all the other bits I will require.
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I agree with Stewart. Start with the server setup first. I’d also recommend the $5 droplet. Move one blog at a time. You’ll have to install everything from the OS to the webserver, setup DNS, configure firewall and more. I don’t mean to scare you, but if you don’t do it right, you’ll be an easy target for someone who’s trying to hack you.
I am now looking to do the same For those looking into an easier start up … try serverpilot it is the easiest way for non- terminal users to get going
If your sites serve mostly static content, the $10 plan would prob. suffice (w/caching). If your sites generate a lot of database queries, go w/a multi-core server, e.g. the $20 plan. <br> <br>With D.O., you can scale (up) rather easily; so it’s not as though you’ll be trapped if you shoot too low at the onset. <br> <br>Then, check out <a href=“https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-migrate-wordpress-from-shared-hosting-to-a-cloud-server-with-zero-downtime”>How to Migrate WordPress from Shared Hosting to a Cloud Server with Zero Downtime</a>.
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