WPCloudDeploy unofficial setup guide

Because I had basic issues setting it up myself.

But follow this guide and you’ll be having fun with WPCD in no time! More tips to come. 🙂

Steps to install WPCD:

1. Install plugins – core, provider, whatever else you need (like WooCommerce subscriptions).
2. Add encryption in wp-config.php – the line looks like this define('WPCD_ENCRYPTION_KEY', 'your very long encryption key goes here');
3. Paste SSH private key – choose your SSH key from dropdown in your cloud provider settings, then paste the SSH private key in the text field below it.
4. Increase SSH timeouts to 300 – done from WPCD general settings page.

These steps alone should be enough to get up you up and running, and ready to setup servers.

Other suggested settings:

• Cloudflare DNS – to automatically configure your subdomains or staging sites.
• Hide DigitalOcean from provider list – useful if you don’t use DO. Do this from the “Misc” settings page.

Troubleshooting (random issues I had):

Because sometimes things don’t work and you start randomly flipping things all over the place.

• Incorrect SSH paste – cuz I pasted badly from terminal with extra spaces.
• Misc settings – increase timeout from 15 to 25mins (maybe needed for data centers far from your WPCD origin server).