XCloud.Host Review

by Digital Karthik

Quick Summary

XCloud.Host offers a platform where you can host websites using your own servers or by purchasing one directly from them. They have teamed up with Vultr to supply their own servers through their portal.

Fascinating, isn’t it? Indeed, they now operate quite similarly to Cloudways in terms of functionality.

Why I Switched from Cloudways to XCloud.Host

Seamless Server Connection

I purchased a VPS server from Hostinger and connected it to XCloud.Host with ease. XCloud.Host allows you to connect any custom servers in addition to popular providers like Vultr and DigitalOcean. All you need is the server name & SSH password and IP address. Once connected, you can host multiple websites on a single server.

1. I created a Staging site on XCloud as i want to migrate it from Cloudways to XCloud. If you want to install new wordpress Website, you can directly add your Domain name into it.
2. After that they provide their inbuilt Migration Tool plugin that we need to install on the Staging Site and on Cloudways live website
3. After I put Migration Key, the Migration process started and it was completed successfully
4. Later I changed my Domain name and I entered into my website using their inbuilt Magic Login feature which take us directly into WordPress Dashboard
5. Make use your SSL Certificate is connected properly. (Integrating your Cloudflare Account is recommended)

Efficient Technology Stack

XCloud.Host gives you the choice between OpenLiteSpeed and NGINX servers. Given my positive experience with NGINX at Cloudways, I opted for NGINX on XCloud.Host. Paired with WP Rocket Caching, my Google PageSpeed scores consistently stay above 95, ensuring a fast and smooth user experience.

Easy DNS Integration with Cloudflare

Another fantastic feature is the seamless Cloudflare integration, which handles DNS settings automatically. This significantly reduces setup time and complexity, allowing my website to be up and running within five minutes.

Migrating from Cloudways to XCloud.Host

Rapid Migration Tool:
XCloud.Host provides an efficient migration tool to transfer your website from Cloudways. I’m thrilled to report that the entire migration was error-free and extremely fast. Their plugin is reliable, making the transition smooth and hassle-free.

Unmatched Customer Support:
The customer support at XCloud.Host has been extraordinary. While setting up my first server and website, I required some technical help. The support team was incredibly responsive and resolved my issues promptly, making the entire process stress-free.

Key Features of XCloud.Host

High-Performance Servers:
XCloud.Host ensures your website runs optimally, thanks to powerful hardware and advanced technology stacks. If you have your own server with you now, you can get started with their Free Plan. You can manage 1 server for free. For beginners or Testers like me, This Free plan is more than enough as we hardly create 2-3 sites for our personal usecase.

Flexible Hosting Options:
Whether you prefer OpenLiteSpeed or NGINX, XCloud.Host offers flexibility to choose the best server technology for your needs.

Automatic Cloudflare Integration:
Simplify DNS management and enhance your website’s performance and security with XCloud.Host’s automatic Cloudflare integration.

Reliable Migration Tool
Move your website effortlessly with XCloud.Host’s fast and reliable migration plugin.

Server Management Features:

Once you click on the Server, you will find all the sites you installed undr the Server. You can tweak the Settings for Each websites individually

Shows server name, IP address, RAM size, web server, database, and software details. Currently, only Ubuntu OS is supported.

Using Server Settings Section, you can restart the Server Utilities such as MySQL, Nginx, Redis, PHP, OpenSSH

You can update PHP Configuration for Server from here easily.

You can keep track of your server’s RAM, CPU, and disk usage to determine if an upgrade is necessary. Without this monitoring, your server might slow down and experience frequent downtimes. Additionally, server uptime reports are available to check the last time your server was down.

You can find Server logs and events to monitor the Server activities. Here you can find the Server Errors and Access logs

Under Server Security, they provide Fail2Ban Management where you can ban specific IP addresses which are sending bot traffic or trying to abuse the Server in any way.

Recently they integrated Wordfence in the System backend to check the Vulnerabilities for Each websites

You have the option to disable Magic Login feature. For me it is of great help to login to my WordPress quickly when i am in the XCloud. Also you can update the Server Time Zone here

Website Management Features

When comes to Websites, You can change ther Domain name and enable/disable HTTPS. XCloud provide free SSL Certificate on its own. You can also use Inbuilt Clouflare SSL option to apply if you already integrate your Cloudflare account

Even you can upload your Own SSL Certificate on your own provided by other SSL providers

1. Redirection: Redirect links to another URL without plugins.
2. wp-config File: Easier updates.
3. Full page Caching Options:
   • FastCGI Nginx
   • WP Rocket
   • WPSuperCache
   • W3 Total Cache
4. Object Caching: Provides Redis object cache.
5. Security:
   • Scan websites for vulnerabilities in WordPress core and plugins
6. Email Configuration: Configure email settings directly from the dashboard, no need for SMTP plugins.
7. Site Backup:
   • Backup using various storage providers (e.g., DigitalOcean Space, Vulture Object Storage, CloudFlare R2)
   • Full or incremental backups.
8. Site Monitoring:
   • Monitor individual site stats: RAM, CPU, Disk usage
   • Logs and events monitoring
9. File Access: Direct SSH, SFTP, and database access. File Manager is included within xCloud
10. Website Security:
    • 7G Firewall
    • Options to disable Nginx Regeneration, enable XML-RPC, edit XFrame options
    • Custom Nginx configurations
11. Site Settings:
    • Update site-wide PHP settings, disable site for maintenance, delete site from the dashboard.

Xcloud.Host covers all aspects of server and site management through their control panel, aiming to provide dynamic and comprehensive control over server and website functionalities.

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