Wow Wow. The best tutorial regarding Vultr's initial setup for WordPress and Plesk's initial setup. Everything is well explained in an easy way. Thanks, buddy you made my day.
What of cpanel , can you use cpanel instead of plesk? If yes, can you install Wordpress on cpanel like you did in plesk… do u prefer using plesk over cpanel , if yes, why Sorry for the too much questions
The uptime is great and I haven't had any problems with the service. I would highly recommend Cloudways to anyone looking for a reliable cloud hosting service.
How to proceed if I have to add from 5 to 10 websites ? How to add second, third fourth sites ? How to setup email with forwarding to gmail (I like to use gmail GUI) ? Can I use same certificat ? One SSL certificat for 10 sites ?
Outstanding guide. Followed it and got a site up an running in no time. And I'm non-techie all the way. Just one thing, that hasn't happened to me on any other platform or service or combination. After getting the site up, I get this message in Wordpress: Error: cURL error 7: Failed to connect to ....... port 443: Connection refused (http_request_failed). I have tried everything, that I could find, as a solution, without results. Can you give us a hand? Thank you. Regards.
I think the main reasons: Cloudways won’t limit the number of domains you can build, but the free version of plesk is limited to 3 domains. 2) cloudways runs the panel for you and does the server updates and maintenance for you, they will also give you support for using the panel. Vultr support is only server related, you need to manage your panel and apps by yourself (but we saw it’s not really too hard 😅)
@@IdeaSpot i saw your video and I think it is so easy for me, my problem is I'm trying to make an e-commerce website but every time I search on youtube I hear that it is impossible to be able to manage the server yourself and if you don't use cloudways for hosting and you do it by yourself you may die and lose everything if I can _connect CDN _SSL _manage domains _update Wordpress and plugins what else a human may need for Wordpress website ? you said { you need to manage your panel and apps by yourself } sorry I'm noob but what apps ?
@@mohmedl-oubeid9976 WordPress is the app we work with here :D - but you can run lots of other things on plesk too of course. I think some people have tried VPS but struggled, because in the past you needed to enter a few linux commands into the terminal to set things up (but the way I show here didn't need to do any terminal commands) - Cloudways panel is good, but Plesk is good too and very popular too, as with Cpanel. Anyway, this video method is free to test, so its worth trying - if you're worried about losing things make sure you learn and test the backup system, it's not too hard :D
Can you use a plugin to move an existing site? Also can you use cyberpanel and openlitespeed? Which would be faster? Plesk or cyberpanel with openlitespeed?
Thanks for the tutorials, very useful and informative to the point. I have one question, can you host multiple sites (domains) in one server? if that's so, can you please point me some docs or videos, thanks again
After looking at all the limitations of plesk se and the upcharge for Wordpress tools or a plesk subscription might it actually be cheaper to use cloudways for those same features?
Hello Sir, I am facing issues with page caching. I use wp-rocket a page-caching plugin and the preloading isn't working well. I don't know how to fix this and then I checked your site. Which seems to be using the wp-cloudflare super page cache. Your page cache is working fine but not mine.
Outstanding videos. Question for you. Why did you set up Plex then set up WordPress instead of just installing WordPress through Vultr directly? I am new to this so I am exploring my options to move my existing website from a hosting company to Vultr. Thank you and please continue to make outstanding videos.
Hi, great question! You can totally use the WordPress installer directly, they even have a guide right here: www.vultr.com/docs/one-click-wordpress/ You'll notice that this method uses a few linux commands that you need to enter from a terminal command prompt - I know a lot of people might find that a bit intimidating. So using Plesk we were able to set up the server, as well as manage our updates, security and backups all from a nice graphical control panel, which new people might find a little more friendly. Anyway - definitely try both and see what you prefer - we basically get 30 days to make whatever servers we want for free so its a nice way to learn!
@@IdeaSpot Thank you for your speedy response. I think I will install Plesk, then WordPress. I've never used VPS before. I already have an existing website that I want to move from Joomla to WordPress. I want to set up the new WordPress based website, design it, then connect the existing domain to the new design. Why? Because I want to keep the existing site running while designing the new site without affecting the existing site. Thank you.
Wouldn’t installing Wordpress directly also limit you to only one Wordpress website? Also obviously no mail server unless you can install one in conjunction with the WP installer
Thanks for this great video! Currently on Siteground and not happy with SG. The renewal is up soon too so this video is exactly what i was looking for.
Thank you so much for this video. I have followed this video to deploy my own Plesk server with Vultr HF, I'm having one problem imagery isn't working, not sure what's the problem and how to fix it. If you can guide me will be great. Thanks in advance.
I noticed that "WordPress" was in the Application list when setting up the server. Is there a reason why you don't just select that instead of setting up Plesk?
You can, but then you need to manage your server stack from the command line - plesk gives you a control panel to manage server updates, firewall, backups, malware scan etc. a lot easier!
Thanks very much for the excellent tutorial - it really opened my eyes. Now I can compare how I used to do things (just hosting WP with shared hosting) vs how I will be doing things (probably following this path you've laid out so well).
great tutorial, thanks for taking the time to sharing your knowledge!! !! couple of questions: how many domains can I add using the plesk free version? and will plesk manages email setup also or do I need to setup a email server? thanks :)
Three domains for free & no limit on subdomains. You can run an email server on plesk but running an email server can consume a lot more resources than a website. Always Use google or Microsoft for any serious mailboxes, and if you just need a bunch of budget email boxes try something like mxroute or mailcheap. Zoho is a solid free option which I’ve done a tutorial on recently. Don’t use web hosting for email - it can be a bit of a mess if you ever need to change hosting.
Please compare this to AWS light sail. In addition, I really need to know what size of compute is needed based on the amount of traffic that you get on a daily basis. Say if you have a website that requires members to sign in and out etc We can put content on CDNs so we don't have to worry about that for the images, video js and CSS etc . So what basic website instance capacity is needed to run a site based on traffic keeping the use of a cdn in mind.
I tried lightsail for about a year, it really isn’t close to vultr or digital ocean - if you google joshtronic vps benchmarks you can see the comparison between them
@@IdeaSpot thanks For the reply I'm using cloudflare to stream the video on my site. And cloudfront for images and css and Js. I have visitors from all over the world so even though my traffic is low I'm always thinking about delivering the assets from a local cache whilst keeping the actual server close to home. Have you done anything on load balancing a word press site? Between instances geographically, and using CDNs for content delivery?I wish I found you years ago. This is definitely a stop in my devops journey. And let me add one more thing, since mobile is so important, the ability to add a site icon to the home screen as well as demystifying the set up of the mobile app templates selling on theme forest on a vps would be cool. I always wondered what the inside story and advantages of getting what we have learned and done over to these react based packages means for us as starting webdevs. Again thanks so much for everything you are doing. It really helps!
Hi, great tutorial. Is the SSL certificate from CloudFlare necessary for the new version of WordPress? That as understand, is already included. Thanks!
No cloudflare is not a requirement, but like Alex I would very strongly recommend it. It also offers protection and point to point encryption as well as lots of other things that would take many hours to install and test on a vps server.
Thanks for very detailed instruction. One question: for a existing WordPress site to be migrate late. After Vultr Domain Setup and Cloudflare Setup. The domain DNS would point to Vultr server, it means people will see a empty web site, how to avoid the down time? Thanks and keep up the great work.
I was looking at your Vulure setup and looks very good. Looked at the pricing compared to Cloudways and they chare 50% more, so maybe most people may not want to do it, but going to attempt this and see if I can get this to work. If I can then this may be the option to go with.
@@IdeaSpot Going to test it out tomorrow. Also moved myself off of shared hosting. I thought I could work with it, but every time I try shared hosting it just goes not work well. Nothing wrong with shared hosting just does not work for me.
Hey Alex, another usefull tutorial. You used cloudflare to manage name servers. That means Vultr doesn't support name server management like Digitalocean. Thanks a lot
Hello, Great video. The way you explain makes things so easier. I have a question. I don't know basic knowledge of coding. Should I use Vultr HF with plesk?
Microsoft 365, iCloud+, google workspace are best for anything serious - if you just want bulk cheap email: mxroute or mailcheap. There’s also some free solutions using zoho, gmail and sendinblue smtp which you’ll find here in the channel
If you set it up like this, are you done with security, backup, and site operation? Is there nothing more to be done? I'm trying to run a site with wordpress, but I'm a beginner. I'm running a website for a newspaper company, but I think it would be very difficult if there was a problem with the site because I was concentrating on creating content. Can you do it well? Can a beginner like me give me some advice? And I wonder if a beginner can handle a site that gets 3 million pageviews a day
No, this is not a set-it-and-forget-it solution. It's an unmanaged VPS that you need to continuously maintain. If you want to avoid server administration, use Cloudways.
Hi the server caching used in this video is only for a few seconds, so you won't need to manually purge it - there is some info here: docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/customer-guide/websites-and-domains/hosting-settings/web-server-settings/apache-and-nginx-settings.72320/ It's designed to help the server perform better under heavy load, like when multiple users are concurrently accessing the site. You maybe thinking of page caching, which you can add with a plugin like W3 total cache, rocket, super cache etc - these usually have options for how/when you want to do the purge. Some more info on difference caching here: wp-rocket.me/blog/different-types-of-caching/ thanks for the good quesiton!
@@IdeaSpot Thanks! i was trying to solve a problem related to wp rocket plugin, because since i moved the site to the new HF vultr server, the 2 wp rocket functionalities are no longer working, these functionalities are "regenerate critical css" and "optimize database", i thought nginx caching was the reason but its not, if you can guide me wih this please, appreciate your help!
Hi, I've tried WProcket on plesk and its been pretty good for me - there is a guide here: docs.wp-rocket.me/article/1267-troubleshooting-critical-css-generation-issues but it maybe easier if you contact support here: wp-rocket.me/support/
Plesk is an hosting management system and wordpress is a website content management system. You can use wordpress with plesk, they do different things. As you seen, in the video, wordpress can be installed from Plesk.
OH thx ideaspot for this great tuto :) the only issues that i faced is first my plesk dashboard is still unsecure the SSL lock isn't available as urs secondly when i tried to Update plesk this message appear "WARNING: IP address registered in Plesk is invalid or broken: 10.0.2.15 " im not sure why, i searched for answers and they said ( There is bug and this warning is false positive. You can agree to continue your upgrade) i didnt update yet cuz if i (upgrade without resolving the issues that were found can corrupt your data). the same's goas with The System update (The System Updates tool is already installing updates in automatic mode. Please try later* but its not* ) So any help pls. Thanks in advance :)
its seems there is a max three domains with free Plesk. Is there a way to add domains separately , or does anyone know if there is another control panel that will enable this?
Hello Great content. I have just visited your Wordops setup. I am bit confused . Does the caching here in plesk is also fast-cgi cache?? if yes how to manage the purge and all(i would rather not use any bloated plugin). Wordops comes with nginx helper. Does that plugin is specific to wordops or it works here too in plesk ??. edited: okay i have read in below comments that this is not our basic page cache but some helper cache that helps in load. So can i configure fast cgi cache in plesk setup??
Hi Alex! Love the video. I recently set this up and I am facing some issue regarding emails. I can receive emails but emails are not delivering to Gmail or Outlook from domain based email. (Tried sending 20+ test emails). Would appreciate if you can help in any way. Thanks
Hey Alex! Which one of the two would be better in terms of performance: Vultr HF for $6 OR Vultr HF through CloudWays for $13? CloudWays says that they have certain optimisations making their option faster, but could you make a video to test it out?
Thanks for the video! I was wondering what the difference would be in terms of performance between Cloudways (with HF Vultr) and HF Vultr. Cloudways costs almost twice as much as Vultr. I know that Cloudways offers several features, in addition to the hosting configuration, but considering only the speed of the server, what is the difference between them?
Hi, you won’t see any notable difference in load time on either, it’s the same infrastructure. There are some software differences, cloudways using Apache and redis, and the plesk method I show uses ngnix fastCGI - they’ll have small differences depending on the exact application. Give the 30 trial a test and see if you like it
Thank you! I just created my first Wordpress on VPS using your guide. I have one question, if I want to add new website, where should I add it? Buy new $6 plan on Vultr, or just install in in the same Plesk? Not quite sure how this works
Yes, absolutely - Just use a migration plugin like all in one migration, ua-cam.com/video/Eumc4hLrx6E/v-deo.html or 'Duplicator': www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-host-or-server-with-no-downtime/ Or if that seems too complex, there are services on Fiverr that can do it for you cheaply, around $5 or $10, referral link here: ideaspot.com.au/wp-migration
Yes, definitely - but Id recommend using a separate service for email, since running mailboxes can actually use a lot of server resources compared to just running a website. Also, check my recent Zoho tutorial do make a free professional email you can combine with this plesk method.
Performance is similar, plesk setup is a bit easier and it’s a much bigger company so the security updates will be more reliable, but cyberpanel is very nice too it’s on my list of videos to make
Thank you for the fantastic tutorial, your videos are very helpful. One thing I've noticed after following this tutorial (twice) with Vultr is that when I create an FTP account and try to login the FTP client (filezilla in my case) enters passive mode and then the connection times out without being able to login at all. Do you have any suggestion how to fix it?
Do we have to do anything to the settings in future? Because setting it up is easy after your tutorial, but what if we have to do some maintenance in future, we'll have no idea where to go and what to do. 😅
Hi, there isn’t really much to worry about, it has automatic updates - if you somehow manage break something in the future and need a little tech support it’s easy to hire a developer to troubleshoot cheaply from Fiverr or similar
Hi, great question - Yes I would recommend using SMTP to do that, though I noticed that the Plesk setup that I used here does successfully send notifications (they just may end up in spam depending on where they are sent to). Anyway, sendinblue have a nice free tier SMTP option which is a nice way to test that if you like. Thanks for watching! Alex
Great tutorial. I love Vultr High Frequency, but through Cloudways. The extra $6 a month for their cloning and staging and all-around ease of use platform is worth it. Thanks for the vid.
Great choice! I wanted the extra challenge of building it myself 😂 it was fun - cloudways gives some great features for sure, its on my list of things to do videos on.
You can do 1-click clone/sync with the upgraded version of plesk - but I usually just do staging the old way, build a site on a subdomain or locally and move it onto the live server when it's done
Hi Alex. I followed your tutorial and my new Wordpress site is FAST. Thank you!! Transferring my nameservers from VentraIP to Cloudflare has disabled my email. I'd like to keep my site hosting and email separated. Is this best done by getting my email back up and running with VentrIP by adding their A, MX and TXT records to Cloudflare? Would I need to change/remove the existing (two) A and (one) CNAME records that I setup during your tutorial? Is it okay to disable email in Plesk? Thanks for any advice!
@5:54 cloudflare will pick up the existing DNS records, including the ventra IP mail records - you can leave those as they are The only ones you need to change for the webserver on vultr are two at 11:13 1) A record - to point the vultr IP to the root of your domain 2) CNAME to point www to your domain You can disable mail on plesk: Websites & Domains > Mail > Mail Settings Untick: "Activate mail service on this domain "
@@IdeaSpot Works perfectly. Thank you again Alex. So, the webmail A record you added at 11:08 can be deleted? Also, just a side note, I changed the A record from proxied to DNS only to get rid of a warning message (about revealing the IP???) for the MX record. Is that okay to do? Lastly, in Plesk, in Hosting & DNS under DNS Settings there is a red message stating 'Domain is not resolvable'. There is also a green message box asking, 'Do you want to connect mysite.com.au to Plesk automatically? Connect using Domain Connect.' .... and a yellow message box 'Your website is offline because its domain name does not resolve to the server IP address. To put your website online, update DNS settings on the side of your domain registrar or external DNS provider. Your website will be up and running once DNS changes come into effect. It may take up to 24 hours.' Not sure what this is about as my website is up and running!
It's been a whole day but I am still stuck at the Cloudflare SSL part. It throws me an error - Unable to set the private key: Probably, the private key format is invalid
Hi, I haven't seen that error myself so I'm not sure - there are troubleshooting tips here: community.cloudflare.com/t/cloudflare-is-generating-origin-server-certificate-in-invalid-format/250369 You can post full details on the cloudflare support forum if you're still having trouble.
@@IdeaSpot Can you please make a video or give me instructions? Because I have good traffic sites and everytime Cloudflare F them up. I have a very bad experience with them... I think they stop sending traffic after some limit....
Thanks to this video I could successfully migrate from Hostgator to Vultr+HFS and the performance is great. I just wonder if it's necessary to keep all the DNS records imported from Hostgator to Cloudflare? For example, besides the main A record, I got autoconfig, mail, cpcalendars and so. The question is if vultr is not gonna manage this service should I delete all of these records?
Hi, feel free to delete the cpanel records from hostgator that you wont be using any more (autoconfig, cpcalendars). Depending on what email setup you want to use, you'll need records for that too. I've done a few email tutorials on the channel if you want to learn more.
I have seen your "build and sell courses online" video. I liked it very much. Thanks. But I want to make the login system more beautiful in free. Can you please help me out? Also when someone is registering, there are only name and email options, there should be more options like phone no. and all. Can you please help me? Please. Waiting for your reply...
Hi, I tested a few different login plugins in this video here: ua-cam.com/video/9D3EqZYylwY/v-deo.html you should be able to find one that has what you need! Thanks for watching, and good luck with your project :D
You can get started with a free 30 day credit referral to Vultr ➡️ ideaspot.com.au/vultr No coupon code is needed, you'll get $100 of credit to use during your first 30 days 😀 ✳✳2022 Update ✳✳things look a little different due to a few interface design changes in plesk) Since cloudflare protects your IP, You'll probably see this warning, (dont worry about it) snipboard.io/dR0Es9.jpg click manage here when adding your SSL: snipboard.io/JzkOHX.jpg Then add your cert: snipboard.io/iJnlhW.jpg Cloudflare will give you a crt and key here (use defaults > create): snipboard.io/fYX9cD.jpg CA certificate for cloudflare is here: developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/origin-configuration/origin-ca/#4-required-for-some-add-cloudflare-origin-ca-root-certificates Use the "Cloudflare Origin RSA PEM" download it, open in a notepad and paste into plesk Make sure you paste each section into the right box on plesk! (1. key, 2. cert, 3. CA cert) snipboard.io/liDPwt.jpg You can also use the cert to secure your mail and webmail subdomains: snipboard.io/h6eyIL.jpg now continue the tutorial as normal from @9:50: ua-cam.com/video/7vUl16bdW8Q/v-deo.html Again, dont worry about 'domain is not resolvable' warnings in plesk, this is just because cloudflare protects your IP and keeps it private. PHP Upload Size: Tip: You can increase the max upload size in WordPress in the PHP settings as shown here: ideaspot.com.au/blog/vultr-vps/#maxfilesize This will help if you need to load larger plugins, themes or other files.
Pretty much, the only thing missing in the free version is staging sites - though you can use the web preview feature to check new sites before pointing the domain. One thing that is nicer is the file manager and backup in plesk I actually prefer compared to cloudways. Plesk can also do email, but I still prefer a separate service rather than running email on the website server.
This was the best hosting / dns / Wordpress tutorial I've ever watched. Seriously. Thank you so much for this.
Wow 😯 appreciate the support 👍
Thanks for this excellent tutorial.👌The solo option is not as complicated as I thought it was. 😮
Wow Wow. The best tutorial regarding Vultr's initial setup for WordPress and Plesk's initial setup. Everything is well explained in an easy way. Thanks, buddy you made my day.
Thanks for watching 🙌 I really like this method so wanted to share with everyone
The details explained in this video are outstanding, always pleasure to learn and see your tutorials coming in - thank you.
Thank you sir! Appreciate the support :)
Hi Alex! Thanks to your tutorial, I managed to setup my first ever VPS hosting Wordpress! Thank you!
What of cpanel , can you use cpanel instead of plesk? If yes, can you install Wordpress on cpanel like you did in plesk… do u prefer using plesk over cpanel , if yes, why
Sorry for the too much questions
This is absolutely awesome! Easily set mine up following your video. Keep up the great work.
Nice one :) thanks for watching
Would be really nice to get a video on migrating from Cloudways to Vultr HF
Excellent and thorough tutorial, made the installation a piece of cake. Thanks!
Great to hear!
The uptime is great and I haven't had any problems with the service. I would highly recommend Cloudways to anyone looking for a reliable cloud hosting service.
How to proceed if I have to add from 5 to 10 websites ? How to add second, third fourth sites ? How to setup email with forwarding to gmail (I like to use gmail GUI) ? Can I use same certificat ? One SSL certificat for 10 sites ?
@Ideaspot ?
Outstanding guide. Followed it and got a site up an running in no time. And I'm non-techie all the way. Just one thing, that hasn't happened to me on any other platform or service or combination. After getting the site up, I get this message in Wordpress: Error: cURL error 7: Failed to connect to ....... port 443: Connection refused (http_request_failed). I have tried everything, that I could find, as a solution, without results. Can you give us a hand? Thank you. Regards.
Can you create staging sites in Plesk?
how to enable brotli and webp using plesk? thanks
so why we are using cloudways if it is that easy ? what I can't do if I hosted my website without cloudways ?
I think the main reasons: Cloudways won’t limit the number of domains you can build, but the free version of plesk is limited to 3 domains.
2) cloudways runs the panel for you and does the server updates and maintenance for you, they will also give you support for using the panel. Vultr support is only server related, you need to manage your panel and apps by yourself (but we saw it’s not really too hard 😅)
@@IdeaSpot i saw your video and I think it is so easy for me, my problem is I'm trying to make an e-commerce website but every time I search on youtube I hear that it is impossible to be able to manage the server yourself and if you don't use cloudways for hosting and you do it by yourself you may die and lose everything
if I can
_connect CDN
_SSL
_manage domains
_update Wordpress and plugins
what else a human may need for Wordpress website ?
you said { you need to manage your panel and apps by yourself } sorry I'm noob but what apps ?
@@mohmedl-oubeid9976 WordPress is the app we work with here :D - but you can run lots of other things on plesk too of course.
I think some people have tried VPS but struggled, because in the past you needed to enter a few linux commands into the terminal to set things up (but the way I show here didn't need to do any terminal commands) - Cloudways panel is good, but Plesk is good too and very popular too, as with Cpanel. Anyway, this video method is free to test, so its worth trying - if you're worried about losing things make sure you learn and test the backup system, it's not too hard :D
Can you use a plugin to move an existing site? Also can you use cyberpanel and openlitespeed? Which would be faster? Plesk or cyberpanel with openlitespeed?
Really Really Interesting Tutorial! Thanks for all the knowledge that you given us. ❤
This looks so easy that I don't see a reason to pay extra through cloudways & it looks like they offer the same features.
Thanks for the tutorials, very useful and informative to the point. I have one question, can you host multiple sites (domains) in one server? if that's so, can you please point me some docs or videos, thanks again
After looking at all the limitations of plesk se and the upcharge for Wordpress tools or a plesk subscription might it actually be cheaper to use cloudways for those same features?
Do you have to buy a Plesk license for each server you spin up and want more than 3 domains on?
Great question
Hello Sir, I am facing issues with page caching. I use wp-rocket a page-caching plugin and the preloading isn't working well. I don't know how to fix this and then I checked your site. Which seems to be using the wp-cloudflare super page cache. Your page cache is working fine but not mine.
why cloudflare instead of lets encrypt SSL?
Outstanding videos. Question for you. Why did you set up Plex then set up WordPress instead of just installing WordPress through Vultr directly? I am new to this so I am exploring my options to move my existing website from a hosting company to Vultr. Thank you and please continue to make outstanding videos.
Hi, great question!
You can totally use the WordPress installer directly, they even have a guide right here:
www.vultr.com/docs/one-click-wordpress/
You'll notice that this method uses a few linux commands that you need to enter from a terminal command prompt - I know a lot of people might find that a bit intimidating.
So using Plesk we were able to set up the server, as well as manage our updates, security and backups all from a nice graphical control panel, which new people might find a little more friendly.
Anyway - definitely try both and see what you prefer - we basically get 30 days to make whatever servers we want for free so its a nice way to learn!
@@IdeaSpot Thank you for your speedy response. I think I will install Plesk, then WordPress. I've never used VPS before. I already have an existing website that I want to move from Joomla to WordPress. I want to set up the new WordPress based website, design it, then connect the existing domain to the new design. Why? Because I want to keep the existing site running while designing the new site without affecting the existing site. Thank you.
Wouldn’t installing Wordpress directly also limit you to only one Wordpress website? Also obviously no mail server unless you can install one in conjunction with the WP installer
Thanks for this great video! Currently on Siteground and not happy with SG. The renewal is up soon too so this video is exactly what i was looking for.
What about the speed without cludflare?
this info is I am looking for a long time, thank you
Could we install several websites via Plesk on Vultr server ?
This is all well and dandy, but after setting up WordPress in the root of the domain, now do I access plesk then? 🤔 This is where I am stuck at.
Simply WOW, Your tutorial is amazing.
Thank you so much for this video. I have followed this video to deploy my own Plesk server with Vultr HF, I'm having one problem imagery isn't working, not sure what's the problem and how to fix it. If you can guide me will be great. Thanks in advance.
I noticed that "WordPress" was in the Application list when setting up the server. Is there a reason why you don't just select that instead of setting up Plesk?
You can, but then you need to manage your server stack from the command line - plesk gives you a control panel to manage server updates, firewall, backups, malware scan etc. a lot easier!
@@IdeaSpot I'm glad you put this answer, as that makes sense. Saves me trying the WP option and crying afterward.
Congratulations. Excelent video. Well presented and impeccable instructions. Greetings from Mexico!!
Thank you sir!
Hey Alex can you make a tutorial regarding managing multiple client sites on Vultur? cheers
Great video.. I decided shopping this way rather than clouddways.... What would be the difference between choosing the free ssl vs cloudflare?
I setup plesk. I wanted litespeed but had tons of problems. My site is super fast.
Really good video.. what about installing redis object in wordpress to speed it up a bit more?
This is an outstanding video, sir! Thank so much!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks very much for the excellent tutorial - it really opened my eyes. Now I can compare how I used to do things (just hosting WP with shared hosting) vs how I will be doing things (probably following this path you've laid out so well).
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great tutorial, thanks for taking the time to sharing your knowledge!! !!
couple of questions: how many domains can I add using the plesk free version? and will plesk manages email setup also or do I need to setup a email server? thanks :)
Three domains for free & no limit on subdomains.
You can run an email server on plesk but running an email server can consume a lot more resources than a website. Always Use google or Microsoft for any serious mailboxes, and if you just need a bunch of budget email boxes try something like mxroute or mailcheap.
Zoho is a solid free option which I’ve done a tutorial on recently.
Don’t use web hosting for email - it can be a bit of a mess if you ever need to change hosting.
@@IdeaSpot thanks mate!!!
Wow,Wow,Wow So powerful bro👍
Thank you so much anyway.
Please compare this to AWS light sail. In addition, I really need to know what size of compute is needed based on the amount of traffic that you get on a daily basis. Say if you have a website that requires members to sign in and out etc We can put content on CDNs so we don't have to worry about that for the images, video js and CSS etc . So what basic website instance capacity is needed to run a site based on traffic keeping the use of a cdn in mind.
I tried lightsail for about a year, it really isn’t close to vultr or digital ocean - if you google joshtronic vps benchmarks you can see the comparison between them
@@IdeaSpot thanks
For the reply I'm using cloudflare to stream the video on my site. And cloudfront for images and css and Js. I have visitors from all over the world so even though my traffic is low I'm always thinking about delivering the assets from a local cache whilst keeping the actual server close to home. Have you done anything on load balancing a word press site? Between instances geographically, and using CDNs for content delivery?I wish I found you years ago. This is definitely a stop in my devops journey. And let me add one more thing, since mobile is so important, the ability to add a site icon to the home screen as well as demystifying the set up of the mobile app templates selling on theme forest on a vps would be cool. I always wondered what the inside story and advantages of getting what we have learned and done over to these react based packages means for us as starting webdevs. Again thanks so much for everything you are doing. It really helps!
Hi, great tutorial. Is the SSL certificate from CloudFlare necessary for the new version of WordPress? That as understand, is already included. Thanks!
No cloudflare is not a requirement, but like Alex I would very strongly recommend it. It also offers protection and point to point encryption as well as lots of other things that would take many hours to install and test on a vps server.
Thanks for very detailed instruction. One question: for a existing WordPress site to be migrate late. After Vultr Domain Setup and Cloudflare Setup. The domain DNS would point to Vultr server, it means people will see a empty web site, how to avoid the down time? Thanks and keep up the great work.
Check my plesk migration video - if it’s too much work just use a “coming soon “ plugin for a few minutes while u do the migration
Hi, can we install multiple site on 1 server?
I was looking at your Vulure setup and looks very good. Looked at the pricing compared to Cloudways and they chare 50% more, so maybe most people may not want to do it, but going to attempt this and see if I can get this to work. If I can then this may be the option to go with.
yeh vultr + plesk is nice, feels as good as a managed host - just test it out and if it works for you then you've found the answer 👍
@@IdeaSpot Going to test it out tomorrow. Also moved myself off of shared hosting. I thought I could work with it, but every time I try shared hosting it just goes not work well. Nothing wrong with shared hosting just does not work for me.
WOW.. this was awesome step-by-step video
Amazing video!! My concern is if I select the basic option, will the price increase or is it locked in at that price?
storing backups with too feww storage like de 6$ what would be the best setting?
quick question, why did you choose the Cloudflare ssl over the lets encrypt?
either are fine, there are some small performance advantages for cloudflare: blog.cloudflare.com/how-cloudflare-is-making-ssl-fast/
hello i cant find the plesk page so i have used ipaddress:8443 itself is it okay sir?
How would you go about setting up email if your hosting on Vultr?
I would also like to know the best way
Hey Alex, another usefull tutorial. You used cloudflare to manage name servers. That means Vultr doesn't support name server management like Digitalocean. Thanks a lot
Hi, vultr has DNS management too, I just really like cloudflare 😅
Great tutorial .. thanks Alex
Fantastic tutorial! Thank you and God bless!
Super Nicely Done Video in the universe.
Hello, Great video. The way you explain makes things so easier.
I have a question.
I don't know basic knowledge of coding. Should I use Vultr HF with plesk?
For sure try it - doesn’t need any coding or even any command line input
How are you managing email inbox and transactional emails?
Microsoft 365, iCloud+, google workspace are best for anything serious - if you just want bulk cheap email: mxroute or mailcheap. There’s also some free solutions using zoho, gmail and sendinblue smtp which you’ll find here in the channel
If you set it up like this, are you done with security, backup, and site operation? Is there nothing more to be done? I'm trying to run a site with wordpress, but I'm a beginner. I'm running a website for a newspaper company, but I think it would be very difficult if there was a problem with the site because I was concentrating on creating content. Can you do it well? Can a beginner like me give me some advice? And I wonder if a beginner can handle a site that gets 3 million pageviews a day
No, this is not a set-it-and-forget-it solution. It's an unmanaged VPS that you need to continuously maintain. If you want to avoid server administration, use Cloudways.
hello Alex, i have a video challenge for you. Mainwp install on cloudways for multisite management on wp, are you up for the task ?
Thank you so much! Question pls: How can i clear nginx cache please?
Hi the server caching used in this video is only for a few seconds, so you won't need to manually purge it - there is some info here: docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/customer-guide/websites-and-domains/hosting-settings/web-server-settings/apache-and-nginx-settings.72320/
It's designed to help the server perform better under heavy load, like when multiple users are concurrently accessing the site.
You maybe thinking of page caching, which you can add with a plugin like W3 total cache, rocket, super cache etc - these usually have options for how/when you want to do the purge. Some more info on difference caching here:
wp-rocket.me/blog/different-types-of-caching/
thanks for the good quesiton!
@@IdeaSpot Thanks! i was trying to solve a problem related to wp rocket plugin, because since i moved the site to the new HF vultr server, the 2 wp rocket functionalities are no longer working, these functionalities are "regenerate critical css" and "optimize database", i thought nginx caching was the reason but its not, if you can guide me wih this please, appreciate your help!
Hi, I've tried WProcket on plesk and its been pretty good for me - there is a guide here: docs.wp-rocket.me/article/1267-troubleshooting-critical-css-generation-issues but it maybe easier if you contact support here: wp-rocket.me/support/
Good video, but your affiliate link was not recognized by vultr.
Hi Greg, you’ll see the 30 day $100 credit during the signup
May I ask why didnt you choose wordpress as the application instead of plesk?
Plesk is an hosting management system and wordpress is a website content management system. You can use wordpress with plesk, they do different things. As you seen, in the video, wordpress can be installed from Plesk.
So we really need vultr or claudways.com have vultr for host where to get the host ?
Cloudways not cloudlfare for the website host
Very helpful tutorial. Thanks a lot mate.
OH thx ideaspot for this great tuto :)
the only issues that i faced is first my plesk dashboard is still unsecure the SSL lock isn't available as urs
secondly when i tried to Update plesk this message appear "WARNING: IP address registered in Plesk is invalid or broken: 10.0.2.15
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im not sure why, i searched for answers and they said ( There is bug and this warning is false positive. You can agree to continue your upgrade)
i didnt update yet cuz if i (upgrade without resolving the issues that were found can corrupt your data).
the same's goas with The System update (The System Updates tool is already installing updates in automatic mode. Please try later* but its not* ) So any help pls.
Thanks in advance :)
Really outstanding video! Thanks a lot.
its seems there is a max three domains with free Plesk. Is there a way to add domains separately , or does anyone know if there is another control panel that will enable this?
Hello Great content. I have just visited your Wordops setup. I am bit confused . Does the caching here in plesk is also fast-cgi cache?? if yes how to manage the purge and all(i would rather not use any bloated plugin). Wordops comes with nginx helper. Does that plugin is specific to wordops or it works here too in plesk ??.
edited: okay i have read in below comments that this is not our basic page cache but some helper cache that helps in load. So can i configure fast cgi cache in plesk setup??
Yes, in plesk under wordpress > tools > Caching (nginx)
Hi Alex! Love the video. I recently set this up and I am facing some issue regarding emails. I can receive emails but emails are not delivering to Gmail or Outlook from domain based email. (Tried sending 20+ test emails). Would appreciate if you can help in any way. Thanks
Hey Alex!
Which one of the two would be better in terms of performance: Vultr HF for $6 OR Vultr HF through CloudWays for $13?
CloudWays says that they have certain optimisations making their option faster, but could you make a video to test it out?
Oh 😅 I haven’t seen a significant difference myself - it’s more about the server management & support for the extra $
great tutorial. I would love to try this but the domain limit means I would need to pay extra and then it becomes the same cost as cloudways.
There is another free method you could try with no domain limit here: www.vultr.com/docs/one-click-wordpress/
How mamy domains can I put in pleask?
Thanks for the video!
I was wondering what the difference would be in terms of performance between Cloudways (with HF Vultr) and HF Vultr. Cloudways costs almost twice as much as Vultr. I know that Cloudways offers several features, in addition to the hosting configuration, but considering only the speed of the server, what is the difference between them?
Hi, you won’t see any notable difference in load time on either, it’s the same infrastructure. There are some software differences, cloudways using Apache and redis, and the plesk method I show uses ngnix fastCGI - they’ll have small differences depending on the exact application. Give the 30 trial a test and see if you like it
Hi! Great Video! Do we need to do VPS maintenance such as patching, updates, fire wall etc?
Plesk has auto patching and updates, for firewall you can use the one in plesk it’s pretty easy, or vultr has a cloud based one which is free too
Thank you! I just created my first Wordpress on VPS using your guide. I have one question, if I want to add new website, where should I add it? Buy new $6 plan on Vultr, or just install in in the same Plesk? Not quite sure how this works
You can add another domain on the same plesk - even the free plesk can add up to 3 domains
@@IdeaSpot Superb. Then if I used up 3 domain spot, then I just purchased another $6 instance from Vultr right? Then repeat the process.
Great tutorial, learnt something new today during covid time ^^, one question may I know how to check the hosting usage? through Vultr or Plesk ?
Thanks Ray, Both have useful usage info
Hi! Thanks for another great video tutorial. Can this be done for an already running wordpress website on a provider?
Yes, absolutely - Just use a migration plugin like all in one migration, ua-cam.com/video/Eumc4hLrx6E/v-deo.html or 'Duplicator': www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-move-wordpress-to-a-new-host-or-server-with-no-downtime/
Or if that seems too complex, there are services on Fiverr that can do it for you cheaply, around $5 or $10, referral link here: ideaspot.com.au/wp-migration
Very helpful tutorial! Can you create a professional email id for the WordPress website in Plesk?
Yes, definitely - but Id recommend using a separate service for email, since running mailboxes can actually use a lot of server resources compared to just running a website. Also, check my recent Zoho tutorial do make a free professional email you can combine with this plesk method.
I've heard that CyberPanel is better than Plesk. Any thoughts on that?
Performance is similar, plesk setup is a bit easier and it’s a much bigger company so the security updates will be more reliable, but cyberpanel is very nice too it’s on my list of videos to make
Thank you for the fantastic tutorial, your videos are very helpful. One thing I've noticed after following this tutorial (twice) with Vultr is that when I create an FTP account and try to login the FTP client (filezilla in my case) enters passive mode and then the connection times out without being able to login at all. Do you have any suggestion how to fix it?
Do we have to do anything to the settings in future? Because setting it up is easy after your tutorial, but what if we have to do some maintenance in future, we'll have no idea where to go and what to do. 😅
Hi, there isn’t really much to worry about, it has automatic updates - if you somehow manage break something in the future and need a little tech support it’s easy to hire a developer to troubleshoot cheaply from Fiverr or similar
and What about migration with console. i think most of people from cloudways would appreciate that
nice tutorial. can we install more wordpress sites in free version of plesk?TIA
Yes the free version can do 3 domains and unlimited subdomains :)
What is the best method Plesk or Command Line ? What are pros and cons using Plesk over command line ?
plesk is easier, but it costs money if you want more than 3 domains. Command line isn't as friendly but has no limitations.
@@IdeaSpot request for command line tutorial to run 5 or more domains.
Do we have to set up SMTP for email notifications like in Cloudways?
Hi, great question - Yes I would recommend using SMTP to do that, though I noticed that the Plesk setup that I used here does successfully send notifications (they just may end up in spam depending on where they are sent to). Anyway, sendinblue have a nice free tier SMTP option which is a nice way to test that if you like.
Thanks for watching!
Alex
@@IdeaSpot Thanks Alex
Amazing guide very straightfoward! But what about setting up an email server on vultr?
Hi, yes you can run an email server through plesk too: docs.plesk.com/en-US/obsidian/customer-guide/mail-settings.69551/
Great tutorial.
I love Vultr High Frequency, but through Cloudways. The extra $6 a month for their cloning and staging and all-around ease of use platform is worth it.
Thanks for the vid.
Great choice! I wanted the extra challenge of building it myself 😂 it was fun - cloudways gives some great features for sure, its on my list of things to do videos on.
I'm like you, I like my staging setups. Assume on Vultr we can't set up staging like we do on Cloudways.
You can do 1-click clone/sync with the upgraded version of plesk - but I usually just do staging the old way, build a site on a subdomain or locally and move it onto the live server when it's done
Good sharing
Is this a good idea if my audience is Mexico and South America
There’s a center in Dallas Texas, that will run well 👌
Hi Alex. I followed your tutorial and my new Wordpress site is FAST. Thank you!! Transferring my nameservers from VentraIP to Cloudflare has disabled my email. I'd like to keep my site hosting and email separated. Is this best done by getting my email back up and running with VentrIP by adding their A, MX and TXT records to Cloudflare? Would I need to change/remove the existing (two) A and (one) CNAME records that I setup during your tutorial? Is it okay to disable email in Plesk? Thanks for any advice!
@5:54 cloudflare will pick up the existing DNS records, including the ventra IP mail records - you can leave those as they are
The only ones you need to change for the webserver on vultr are two at 11:13
1) A record - to point the vultr IP to the root of your domain
2) CNAME to point www to your domain
You can disable mail on plesk:
Websites & Domains > Mail > Mail Settings
Untick: "Activate mail service on this domain "
@@IdeaSpot Works perfectly. Thank you again Alex. So, the webmail A record you added at 11:08 can be deleted? Also, just a side note, I changed the A record from proxied to DNS only to get rid of a warning message (about revealing the IP???) for the MX record. Is that okay to do? Lastly, in Plesk, in Hosting & DNS under DNS Settings there is a red message stating 'Domain is not resolvable'. There is also a green message box asking, 'Do you want to connect mysite.com.au to Plesk automatically? Connect using Domain Connect.' .... and a yellow message box 'Your website is offline because its domain name does not resolve to the server IP address.
To put your website online, update DNS settings on the side of your domain registrar or external DNS provider. Your website will be up and running once DNS changes come into effect. It may take up to 24 hours.' Not sure what this is about as my website is up and running!
It's been a whole day but I am still stuck at the Cloudflare SSL part. It throws me an error - Unable to set the private key: Probably, the private key format is invalid
Hi, I haven't seen that error myself so I'm not sure - there are troubleshooting tips here: community.cloudflare.com/t/cloudflare-is-generating-origin-server-certificate-in-invalid-format/250369
You can post full details on the cloudflare support forum if you're still having trouble.
I rarely comment on youtube videos, but that was great. Thanks!
Thanks 🙏
Thank you for this amazing video. I have a question - Can I use StackPath instead of Cloudflare? If yes, How?
It's possible but haven't tested myself - thanks for watching!
@@IdeaSpot Can you please make a video or give me instructions? Because I have good traffic sites and everytime Cloudflare F them up. I have a very bad experience with them... I think they stop sending traffic after some limit....
Please Please Please, tell me what can I do to use StackPath?
I haven’t tried stack path, you can easily use vultr dns if you want to avoid cloudflare: www.vultr.com/docs/introduction-to-vultr-dns
Thank you very much you did help me a lot 🙏
Awesome Tutorial. Thank you very much. :)
Thanks to this video I could successfully migrate from Hostgator to Vultr+HFS and the performance is great. I just wonder if it's necessary to keep all the DNS records imported from Hostgator to Cloudflare? For example, besides the main A record, I got autoconfig, mail, cpcalendars and so. The question is if vultr is not gonna manage this service should I delete all of these records?
Hi, feel free to delete the cpanel records from hostgator that you wont be using any more (autoconfig, cpcalendars). Depending on what email setup you want to use, you'll need records for that too. I've done a few email tutorials on the channel if you want to learn more.
@@IdeaSpot Great Thanks
I have seen your "build and sell courses online" video. I liked it very much. Thanks. But I want to make the login system more beautiful in free. Can you please help me out? Also when someone is registering, there are only name and email options, there should be more options like phone no. and all. Can you please help me? Please. Waiting for your reply...
Hi, I tested a few different login plugins in this video here: ua-cam.com/video/9D3EqZYylwY/v-deo.html you should be able to find one that has what you need! Thanks for watching, and good luck with your project :D
@@IdeaSpot How to configure it with that course website
@@IdeaSpot Really Helpful, Thanks, Bro!
In the course video, I use the [lwa] short code to add the login, but you can replace that step with any other plugin short code
Appreciate the support, thanks 👍
Thank you very much. I found this very useful.
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✳✳2022 Update ✳✳things look a little different due to a few interface design changes in plesk)
Since cloudflare protects your IP, You'll probably see this warning, (dont worry about it)
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click manage here when adding your SSL:
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Then add your cert:
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Cloudflare will give you a crt and key here (use defaults > create):
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CA certificate for cloudflare is here:
developers.cloudflare.com/ssl/origin-configuration/origin-ca/#4-required-for-some-add-cloudflare-origin-ca-root-certificates
Use the "Cloudflare Origin RSA PEM" download it, open in a notepad and paste into plesk
Make sure you paste each section into the right box on plesk! (1. key, 2. cert, 3. CA cert)
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You can also use the cert to secure your mail and webmail subdomains:
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now continue the tutorial as normal from @9:50:
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Again, dont worry about 'domain is not resolvable' warnings in plesk, this is just because cloudflare protects your IP and keeps it private.
PHP Upload Size:
Tip: You can increase the max upload size in WordPress in the PHP settings as shown here:
ideaspot.com.au/blog/vultr-vps/#maxfilesize
This will help if you need to load larger plugins, themes or other files.
Will this approach cover all the features Cloudways offers? 🤔
Pretty much, the only thing missing in the free version is staging sites - though you can use the web preview feature to check new sites before pointing the domain.
One thing that is nicer is the file manager and backup in plesk I actually prefer compared to cloudways. Plesk can also do email, but I still prefer a separate service rather than running email on the website server.
@@IdeaSpot Thanks
Great video....thank you.