Playbook WordPress + Docker workloads

Deploy a companion app beside WordPress

Assess server capacity, domain separation, app setup, and backup ownership. Both addresses resolve securely and a failure in one has a documented owner.

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Requirements and responsibilities

  • Have named ownership of the domain, selected xCloud team and site, and WordPress administrator access. For this scenario, agree who supplies the data and signs off: A WordPress site needs a separate internal tool while keeping public content independent.

    xCloud agent capability boundaries · WordPress roles and capabilities

  • Use a compatible Nginx or OpenLiteSpeed stack for native WordPress. Verify current server resources, plan eligibility and each selected plugin or service license and requirements before installing; a Docker server does not host a new native WordPress site.

    xCloud agent capability boundaries · WordPress plugin administration

  • Prepare a safe test identity and a completed, accessible backup before consequential changes. The important failure to plan around is: A one-click catalog listing does not guarantee installation through MCP.

    Site backups in xCloud · WordPress hardening handbook

  • Before any database copy or restore starts, the authorized operator restricts the target and quarantines outbound mail, payment, fulfillment and other provider effects. Restored settings may overwrite plugin suppression; reapply sandbox credentials and verify isolation before testing.

    Create a staging environment in xCloud · Site backups in xCloud

Illustrative situation

Illustrative scenario, not a customer case study: A WordPress site needs a separate internal tool while keeping public content independent. Both addresses resolve securely and a failure in one has a documented owner.

Choose the approach

Dashboard and application procedure

Follow these steps yourself, or use the scoped AI handoff below for supported hosting operations.

Step 1 of 5

Specify the companion app boundary

Where
WordPress or selected plugin/app administrator
Permissions
Named WordPress or app administrator; business owner signs results.
Inputs
Owner, hostname, approved requirements, sample record and decision date. Specify the companion app boundary.
Action
Write its job, data exchanged with WordPress, authentication owner and failure behavior. Decide whether a simple link meets the need before promising integration.
Expected result
Both workloads have separate responsibilities.
Verify
The owner traces a sample record and names who may correct it.
If it fails
If no documented connection exists, keep systems independent.

Sources: WordPress roles and capabilities · WordPress plugin administration

Step 2 of 5

Check catalog and stack fit

Where
xCloud selected team/site resource view and owner planning sheet
Permissions
Named xCloud team/site administrator; verify the exact target.
Inputs
Target team/site, server or plugin version, license and documented prerequisites. Check catalog and stack fit.
Action
Inspect the current one-click catalog and upstream app requirements. Confirm Docker server, persistent storage, hostname and resource fit in the selected team.
Expected result
Deployment eligibility is established.
Verify
Record exact catalog entry, server stack, required inputs and dashboard path.
If it fails
If MCP lacks an install operation for the template, use dashboard deployment.

Sources: xCloud agent capability boundaries · xCloud MCP documentation and connection profiles · xCloud One Click Apps catalog

Step 3 of 5

Deploy through supported path

Where
xCloud Add site → current One-Click Apps catalog
Permissions
Named xCloud team/site dashboard administrator; verify the selected app and stack in the current catalog.
Inputs
Approved change scope, backup state, selected version and maintenance window. Deploy through supported path.
Action
In xCloud Add site → One-Click Apps, deploy the approved app with its own address and administrator. Complete first-run configuration inside the app.
Expected result
The companion opens securely with an authorized administrator.
Verify
Inspect site status, sign in and save a small persistent sample.
If it fails
If setup fails, review template logs and app docs before repeating installation.

Sources: xCloud agent capability boundaries · xCloud MCP documentation and connection profiles · xCloud One Click Apps catalog

Step 4 of 5

Test the link or integration

Where
WordPress public pages and relevant external provider
Permissions
Named WordPress or app administrator; business owner signs results.
Inputs
Test accounts, sample content or transaction, expected result and provider access. Test the link or integration.
Action
Add a WordPress link to the app and test destination, authentication and outage behavior from another browser session. If a separate integration is documented and selected, run its own sample-record test.
Expected result
Users reach the intended app without admin exposure.
Verify
For a plain link check destination and login only; compare records at both endpoints solely when a documented integration was installed.
If it fails
If synchronization is incomplete, publish only the supported link and document reconciliation.

Sources: WordPress roles and capabilities · xCloud One Click Apps catalog

Step 5 of 5

Plan independent recovery

Where
xCloud Docker Site Backup dashboard
Permissions
Named xCloud team/site administrator; verify the exact target.
Inputs
Observed results, unresolved failures, backup point and owner contacts. Plan independent recovery.
Action
Confirm separate WordPress and Docker backups, update owners and outage route. Docker capture may briefly stop the app; choose a window.
Expected result
Each system has a recoverable point.
Verify
Inspect two completed backup records and a safe recovery test for one record.
If it fails
If backup scope or restore access is unknown, defer a critical dependency on the integration.

Sources: Back up and restore Docker apps · xCloud agent capability boundaries

Maintenance

Recovery decisions

  • Restore WordPress and the companion Docker application from their own verified points. Compare any exchanged records with data written since capture and decide whether to replay them before reconnecting the systems.

    Site backups in xCloud · Back up and restore Docker apps

AI handoff

Connect xCloud MCP through the current documented profile and grant only the scopes needed for the selected team. Discover tool schemas first. Read resources to plan; require approval for any supported write. Use returned dashboard URLs for manual work. The packaged REST wrapper accepts GET requests only.

Supported scope

  • Confirm requirements and inspect resources mcp · read

    Discover the connected profile and operation schema first; only teams granted to the connection are visible.

    Checkpoint: Confirm exact team, server and site identity. Use dashboard_url returned by the resource; do not invent a dashboard link.

    Operation identifiers and scopes to discover

    teams.index, servers.show, sites.show

    Scopes: read:servers, read:sites

    xCloud MCP documentation and connection profiles · xCloud agent capability boundaries

  • Configure WordPress content, users and selected plugins app · manual

    Requires a named WordPress administrator or suitable editor. Plugin behavior, commercial license, payment, email and external integration are verified in the chosen vendor documentation and application; xCloud hosting or MCP reads do not configure them.

    Checkpoint: Open the actual WordPress or selected plugin interface, record the version and role, and have the business owner accept a real user journey.

    WordPress roles and capabilities · WordPress plugin administration

  • Deploy selected catalog application in xCloud dashboard dashboard · manual

    Verify current catalog entry, compatible stack, domain and app prerequisites. An MCP resource read cannot establish installation support for a particular app or perform application setup.

    Checkpoint: Confirm the exact dashboard app, team, server, hostname and completed first-run setup before relying on it.

    xCloud One Click Apps catalog · xCloud agent capability boundaries

  • Review a WordPress business journey app · manual

    Application data and observed transactions cannot be inferred from xCloud resource reads. Use authorized test accounts and the application or provider evidence.

    Checkpoint: Record the test identity, timestamp, expected outcome, observed result and owner decision.

    WordPress roles and capabilities

  • Create and inspect Docker backups mcp · write

    Backup capture briefly stops the app. Use supported local, S3-compatible or SFTP storage; the packaged REST wrapper is GET-only.

    Checkpoint: Confirm site, storage, retention and the interruption window before creating a backup or changing settings. Check terminal completion.

    Operation identifiers and scopes to discover

    sites.docker.backup, sites.docker.backups, sites.docker.backupSettings.update

    Scopes: read:sites, write:sites

    Docker backup operations and storage constraints · Back up and restore Docker apps

Copyable agent brief

Manual checkpoints

  • The named WordPress, app, dashboard or provider administrator performs the guide’s actual configuration step: In xCloud Add site → One-Click Apps, deploy the approved app with its own address and administrator. Complete first-run configuration inside the app.
  • The business owner compares the controlled sample with this observable result: Users reach the intended app without admin exposure.
  • Staging push/pull, native backup schedules, restores and cache-setting edits require the authorized xCloud dashboard operator; the packaged REST wrapper is GET-only.
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