Rapyd Cloud

A collection of guides and articles related to managing sites from the Rapyd dashboard.

Website Management

Learn how to add a site using the Rapyd dashboard.

How to Add a Site

Learn how to remove a site from your Rapyd account in a few easy steps.

How to Delete a Site

Introduction to the Overview Page of the Rapyd Dashboard

Popular articles that cover key concepts for website management with Rapyd.

Getting Started with Website Management

Find everything you need about domain management and the Rapyd CDN.

Domains & CDN

Learn how to take your site live with Rapyd.

How to Connect Your Custom Domain to a Rapyd Website

Learn how to import your domain's zone file into Rapyd.

How to Import a DNS Zone File

Learn all about nameservers and make sure that your domain is set up properly.

What Are Nameservers and How to Change Them for Your Domain

Learn how to export your domain's zone file in the Rapyd dashboard.

How to Export a DNS Zone File

Learn how to migrate your domain directly from the Rapyd dashboard.

How to Migrate Your Domain to Rapyd Cloud

Learn about setting and changing primary domains so visitors can access your site.

How to Manage the Primary Domain of Your Website

Learn how to manage your DNS records in the Rapyd dashboard, including adding, updating, and removing records.

How to Manage DNS Records

Learn how to renew your domain with your registrar, update its status, and reconnect it to Rapyd.

How to Recover an Expired Domain

Learn how to use the WAF Bypass feature to temporarily whitelist your browser for WP Admin access while keeping your site protected.

How to Temporarily Bypass the Web Application Firewall (WAF) for Admin Access

Find step-by-step instructions for getting your domain and CDN set up to your liking.

Domains: How-to Guides

Introduction to Rapyd Dashboard Statistics

Understand server resource management, including CPU and RAM scaling, storage management, and key metrics to ensure optimal performance.

Understanding Servers and What to Monitor

Statistics

Guides about how managing WordPress via the Rapyd dashboard has never been easier.

WordPress

Activating WP Debug in the Rapyd Dashboard

Simplifying WordPress Version Management with the Rapyd Dashboard

General

Learn about how to set your site up with WooCommerce on Rapyd.

Getting Started with WooCommerce on Rapyd

Troubleshooting WordPress Plugins Using Rapyd Dashboard

Plugins

Introduction to Backups on the Rapyd Dashboard

Creating and Managing Backups

Guide for restoring backups form the dashboard, along with some helpful best practices.

How to Restore a Backup

Sites and Backup Storage Statistics

Learn how to download a backup directly from the Rapyd dashboard.

How to Download a Site Backup

See how to import and export your site's database.

How to Import and Export Your Database with phpMyAdmin

Backups

Learn how to quickly and easily request a free managed migration.

How to Request a Managed Website Migration (Legacy)

Preparing Your Local WordPress Environment for Migration to Rapyd

Migrations

Tools

Introduction to Server Control on the Rapyd Dashboard

Rapyd Cloud Server Locations: Global Reach

Server

Introduction to Logs on the Rapyd Dashboard

Debugging with Logs using Rapyd: Accessing and Analyzing Server Activity

Logs

Managing Files and Folders with the Rapyd Dashboard

Learn the ins and outs of the Rapyd file manager.

Introduction to File Manager on the Rapyd Dashboard

How to use SFTP for Secure File Transfer

Editing Files with the File Editor

Why You Should Use SFTP & SSH for Remote Access

Advanced Features: Zipping and Unzipping Files

Using Remote Access to Manage Your Files

How to use SSH to Securely Connect to Your Rapyd Server

File Access

An overview of the security features built-in to Rapyd.

Security Features on the Rapyd Dashbord

Security

Introduction to phpMyAdmin on the Rapyd Dashboard

Database

Introduction to PHP Version Management on Rapyd Dashboard

Understanding the php.ini File

Introduction to Cache Management on the Rapyd Dashboard

Managing Cache: Clearing Cache

Cache

How to Effectively Use Cron on the Rapyd Dashboard

Cron Jobs

Learn the differences, use cases, and why Rapyd recommends subdomains for flexibility, compatibility, and control.

Understanding Subdomains and Subdirectories

Guide to activating and managing the Rapyd CDN and WAF.

The Complete Rapyd CDN Guide

A high-level view of domain management in the Rapyd dashboard.

Introduction to Domain Management on Rapyd

Master DNS Management with Rapyd: Simplify, Secure, and Speed Up Your Website

Rapyd's Guide to DNS Records

Learn what you need to know about environment domains on Rapyd.

Guide to Environment Domains

Comprehensive guide to all possible domain statuses in the Rapyd dashboard, explaining their meanings and when they occur

Guide to Domain Statuses on Rapyd

Learn the differences between managed and self-managed domains on Rapyd and how to choose the best option for your custom domain.

Guide to Custom Domains

Learn if the Rapyd CDN is right for your site. Understand caching, PoPs, bandwidth savings, and when an alternative may be better.

Is the Rapyd CDN Right for Your Website? A Practical Decision Guide

A collection of articles that provides overviews of various domain and CDN concepts.

Domains: General Concepts

Create a custom design with text, images, and links

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