Cloud Sites

There are times when you might need the web server user to have the same permissions as you. This is called impersonation. The web server user can impersonate your site’s main FTP user.

When you are using the Cloud Sites platform, a third-party vendor might require an outbound IP address in order to add your domain to their safe list. Because sites do not get a dedicated IP address by default, you must provide the vendor with a list of potential outbound IP addresses. The outbound IP addresses you provide depend on the data center where your site data is stored. To determine which data center your site is in, view the test URL for your site in your Cloud Sites control panel.

You can enable custom error messages for your ASP.NET application on Windows IIS by using a web.config file with a customErrors setting configured.

File Permissions determines the type of action that can be taken on a file or folder within a server or website. There are quite a few different permissions that can be granted. Control what files are visible and editable from the file manager within Cloud Sites control panel.

You can change your backup plan at any time from your Cloud Sites control panel. With just a few clicks you can increase or decrease the number of sites in your plan. This tutorial walks you through the process of changing your current backup plan.

If you are developer of ASP.NET applications on Cloud Sites, you may need to rebuild your code in order to see your new work or changes.

Cloud Sites Windows clusters use specific data types that may introduce errors for some custom applications. The following is a work around for this known issue.

Uploading files in your Cloud Sites control panel takes just a few steps using the file manager. This tutorial walks you through the process of uploading files.

Edit website code directly in your browser. Learn how to use the Cloud Sites File Manager to modify HTML, CSS, and PHP files without an FTP client.

Unzipping a file using the Cloud Sites File Manager is much like uploading a file or folder. You can choose to upload it as a zip file or to extract on upload. Using the steps below, you can unzip files easily through the file manager.

Learn how to install DotNetNuke in Cloud Sites — DotNetNuke (DNN) is an open-source web content management system based on Microsoft.NET.

Because Cloud Sites has a unique infrastructure setup, WP Super Cache functions better with a little additional configuration. Before you make these changes to the WP Super Cache settings, please install and configure WP Super Cache. This article assumes you are familiar with WP Super Cache and have installed the plugin and set basic configurations.