Nexcess development sites
Instantly create development and staging sites with database scrubbing–previously available at Nexcess, now offered by Liquid Web.
What is a dev environment?
A development site lets you safely test changes without affecting your production site. Nexcess dev sites let you scrub all personally identifiable information and keep customer data secure.
Dev environments built for developers
Originally developed by Nexcess, our dev sites mirror your production site and environment.
While the use of dev and staging environments is best practice, the process for promoting changes to a production site varies. Our dev sites are designed to give developers the framework you need to implement your own process.
Dev sites with database scrubbing
Database scrubbing ensures your users’ personal data stays protected during development or testing. It replaces real personally identifiable information (PII) with placeholder data—perfect when working with third-party agencies or developers.
We replace sensitive data like:
- All name/address/phone/contact details
- All email addresses
- All CC and CVV fields (wiped completely)
- All expiration dates are set to 1/2050
- All cardholder names are replaced with fake data
Dev vs staging vs production
The development process for changes to a website often moves through three stages:
- A dev site is where developers work. It’s separate from a production site to protect live content.
- A staging site is a private copy of a production site. It’s often used to review deployed changes. In some cases, development and staging sites are the same but from different perspectives.
- A production site is your live website, available to the public.
How to create a dev site
A dev site can be created with a few clicks in the Nexcess portal. Refer to our dev site documentation to learn more.
Development site containers
Take your dev projects further with cloud containers that help you build faster and scale as needed.
Need an Elasticsearch container for Magento 2.4 and above? We’ll spin it up for you—just add it to your plan for an additional fee.
Compare all development sites plans
| Nexcess dev sites plans, now at Liquid Web | XS | S | M | L |
| Nexcess dev site plans | $5/monthly | $10/monthly | $20/monthly | $50/monthly |
| Bandwidth | 50 GB | 150 GB | 300 GB | 800 GB |
| Storage | 10 GB | 30 GB | 60 GB | 150 GB |