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DigitalOcean WordPress Hosting On Your Own Droplets

DigitalOcean WordPress hosting with xCloud runs your WordPress sites on droplets in your own DigitalOcean account, while xCloud sets up and runs the server for you. It suits agencies and site owners who like DigitalOcean but not the server work. DigitalOcean bills you for the droplet. Your first xCloud server is free and each extra server is $5 a month, so 2 servers cost $5 a month.

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  • Connect with DigitalOcean sign-in
  • Your DigitalOcean account and bill
  • Free SSL certificate
  • 24/7/365 customer support

SETUP PROCESS

How Do You Host WordPress on DigitalOcean With xCloud?

Approve xCloud in your DigitalOcean account, pick a droplet size, and your first WordPress site follows from the same dashboard. There is no API token to copy.

  1. Picking a server provider to connect to xCloud

    Connect DigitalOcean

    Click New Server, choose Bring your own VPS provider, then pick DigitalOcean. Click Authorize on Digital Ocean and approve xCloud in your DigitalOcean account.

  2. Setting up the connected server from the dashboard

    Create The Droplet

    Pick a server name, NGINX or OpenLiteSpeed, a region, a Shared CPU or Dedicated CPU size and a database server. xCloud builds the droplet in your DigitalOcean account.

  3. A WordPress site deployed onto the connected server

    Launch WordPress

    Add your WordPress sites: up to 10 on the free server, and as many as the server can carry on a paid one. Each site gets free SSL and caching, plus backups on paid plans, all from the dashboard.

Product tour

See a DigitalOcean account connect to xCloud

This is the real xCloud dashboard. Pick DigitalOcean and approve xCloud in your DigitalOcean account.

The xCloud dashboard of a new account with no servers yet, offering xCloud Managed or bring your own VPS provider.

Bring your own DigitalOcean server

Click through the real xCloud dashboard and connect a DigitalOcean account. You keep your DigitalOcean account and its billing. No xCloud account needed for this tour.

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SHARED OR DEDICATED CPU

Which DigitalOcean Droplet Should You Use for WordPress?

xCloud lists the droplet sizes DigitalOcean offers in the region you pick, in two groups. The difference is whether the CPU is shared with other droplets or kept for yours.

  • Shared CPU (Basic)

    Basic droplets share CPU time with others on the same machine. A good fit for blogs, brochure sites and a handful of client sites where most pages are cached.

  • Dedicated CPU

    The CPU is yours alone, so speed stays steady under load. A good fit for WooCommerce, membership sites and other pages that can't be cached.

  • Need a size guide?

    The DigitalOcean setup guide suggests droplet sizes for cached sites and for stores.

WHAT XCLOUD ADDS

What Does xCloud Do on Your DigitalOcean Droplet?

A new droplet is only an operating system. Here is the work a WordPress site needs on top of it, and who does it.

On a bare droplet, you set upWith xCloud on your DigitalOcean account
A web server, database and PHP tuned for WordPress.NGINX or OpenLiteSpeed, MySQL or MariaDB, and the PHP version you pick for each site.
SSL certificates and their renewals.Free SSL on every site, renewed for you.
Caching so pages stay fast under traffic.Full-page caching and Redis object cache, turned on from the site's dashboard.
Backups you can restore.On paid plans: scheduled site backups to the server or remote storage such as Amazon S3 or Cloudflare R2, plus Backup Now at any time.
A safe place to test changes.A staging copy you can push to production, on paid plans.
Security that keeps each site to itself.The built-in firewall for NGINX and OpenLiteSpeed, and each site is kept separate, so one site can't read another site's files.

ONE DASHBOARD

Run Every WordPress Site on DigitalOcean From One Dashboard

xCloud handles the server work for WordPress on a droplet you own: web server, database, SSL and DNS, plus backups on paid plans. It is the same dashboard our managed customers use.

  • DigitalOcean Beside Your Other Servers

    Manage droplets next to servers at AWS, Vultr, Hetzner, Google Cloud, Linode or Hostinger, or an xCloud managed server, in one account.

    xCloud sitting between a managed server and the cloud providers you can bring yourself

  • Cloudflare DNS And SSL

    Connect Cloudflare to manage DNS records and issue SSL for your sites without leaving xCloud.

    Performance and security indicators for a site behind Cloudflare

  • A Droplet Set Up For WordPress

    xCloud installs NGINX or OpenLiteSpeed, PHP and MySQL or MariaDB when it builds the droplet, so there is nothing to configure by hand.

    NGINX, OpenLiteSpeed, MySQL, MariaDB and PHP

  • Backups You Can Restore

    On paid plans, schedule site backups, keep copies in remote storage, and restore an earlier version in a few clicks.

    Backup settings showing an incremental type, a storage bucket and auto-delete

PRICING

What Does WordPress Hosting on DigitalOcean Cost?

Two bills, both clear. DigitalOcean charges your account for the droplet. xCloud charges per connected server: your first server is free with 10 sites and each extra server is $5 a month, so 2 servers cost $5 a month. More than 10 sites on the first server means upgrading it from free to paid, and then 2 servers cost $10 a month. The price per server drops as you connect more.

What you pay, as you grow

  1. 1 serverFree10 sites, forever
  2. 2–5 servers$5per server / month
  3. 6–10 servers$4per server / monthSave 20%
  4. 11+ servers$3per server / monthSave 40%
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Your first server is free, not a trial. You pay DigitalOcean for the droplet; xCloud's fee covers the dashboard and the server management.

Would rather not run a DigitalOcean account at all? xCloud Managed hosting gives you a server we provision and look after, billed by xCloud.

GOOD TO KNOW

What Should You Know Before Choosing DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean is a popular home for WordPress, but a droplet in your own account works a little differently from a server xCloud manages for you.

  • Pick The Size Up Front

    xCloud can't resize a DigitalOcean droplet for you. Choose the size you need, or move your sites to a bigger droplet later.

  • Site Backups From xCloud

    On paid plans, xCloud backs up each site's files and database. Whole-droplet backups and snapshots are DigitalOcean features, billed by DigitalOcean.

  • Databases Live On The Droplet

    xCloud installs MySQL or MariaDB on the droplet itself. It doesn't set up DigitalOcean's separate managed databases for your sites.

  • You Own The Account

    Your DigitalOcean account, your bill and your account limits. xCloud manages the droplet and the sites on it.

DIGITALOCEAN GUIDES

Where Can You Learn More About WordPress on DigitalOcean?

Each step on this page has a guide with the exact screens and settings.

Move Your WordPress Site To DigitalOcean With xCloud

Already running WordPress somewhere else? Connect your DigitalOcean account, then bring your site across with xCloud's WordPress migration.

See how migration works
Sites moving from a folder into the xCloud cloud, then out to a browser

Hear what people are saying about us

See why agencies, developers, startups, and growing businesses choose xCloud to power their projects.

xCloud works really well, I am surprised by its performance being this the release version, I have tried many paid platforms such as runcloud, cloudpages or serveravatar, as well as free platforms such as CyberPanel, CloudPanel or Hestia Control Panel and direct competitors such as SpinupWP and FlyWP. Of all those that I have tried, the platform that works best for WordPress is SpinupWP and I believe that xCloud can reach and surpass that development, its roadmap is promising. Congratulations to the xCloud team, I hope they become the leading platform in the segment, it has all the potential to achieve it!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have

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What is DigitalOcean WordPress hosting with xCloud?

Your WordPress sites run on a droplet in your own DigitalOcean account, and xCloud sets up the server and manages the sites on it. You get the xCloud dashboard for SSL and caching, plus backups and staging on paid plans, and you keep your DigitalOcean account and bill.

How do I connect my DigitalOcean account to xCloud?

Click New Server, choose Bring your own VPS provider, then pick DigitalOcean and click Authorize on Digital Ocean. DigitalOcean asks you to approve xCloud, and then you pick a region and size. You don't need to create or paste an API token.

Who pays for the DigitalOcean droplet?

DigitalOcean bills your account for the droplet. xCloud charges per connected server: your first server is free with up to 10 sites and each extra server is $5 a month, so 2 servers cost $5 a month. More than 10 sites on the first server means upgrading it from free to paid, and then 2 servers cost $10 a month. The price per server drops as you connect more.

Should I pick a Shared CPU or Dedicated CPU droplet?

Shared CPU (Basic) droplets suit cached sites such as blogs and brochure sites. Dedicated CPU droplets keep speed steady for WooCommerce and other pages that can't be cached. xCloud lists both groups for the region you pick.

Can I connect a droplet I already created?

Yes, as long as it is a fresh Ubuntu LTS x64 server you have root access to. Click New Server, choose Bring your own VPS provider, then pick Any, and xCloud manages it like any other server you bring.

Can xCloud resize my droplet or take droplet snapshots?

xCloud can't resize a DigitalOcean droplet. Whole-droplet backups and snapshots are DigitalOcean features. On paid plans, xCloud backs up each site's files and database, on a schedule or on demand, to the server or to remote storage.

How many WordPress sites can I host on one droplet?

On a paid server, as many as the droplet can handle. The free first server includes up to 10 sites.