Welcome to Servebolt! Ready to experience top-notch performance? This tutorial will walk you through getting started with Servebolt; Creating an account, setting up a Bolt, and launching your site on our platform.
Create an Account
Creating an account with Servebolt is easy:
- Sign up: Click here to sign up
- Verify your email: You will receive a verification email with a verification link
- Verify your phone number: You will receive the verification code via SMS
- Log in: Once you have been verified, you can access the Admin Panel
Creating Your First Bolt
After signing up and verifying your email and phone number, you can create your first Bolt by clicking Add New Bolt in the Admin Panel.
- Choose your preferred CMS from the list
- Open the “Advanced Settings” to select the PHP version you want for your Bolt. Alternatively, you can choose “Use the preferred PHP version for the selected CMS.”
- Choose your desired location. We recommend choosing a location that reflects where the majority of your traffic originates from
- Enter a name for your Bolt and click “Create Bolt”
- Congratulations. You now have a Bolt!
Bolt™️
A Bolt is like a container for your websites. It defines the technical environment, settings, and Storage. They contain blazing-fast databases, built-in support for Git, SSH, SFTP, and command-line tools for WordPress, Magento, and Drupal. You can read more about what a Bolt is here.
Trial Bolts
We offer a 14-day trial period for our Bolts, which allows you to test Servebolt’s capabilities on an internal URL before committing to a plan. This article provides more information.
Creating a Site
A new site with the name you chose for your Bolt is automatically created when creating a Bolt. You can add as many sites as you need to the Trial Bolt by clicking “Add site” in the left-side menu. Note that you won’t be able to go live with them before upgrading the Bolt to a paid plan.
Migrating Your Existing Site to Servebolt
We offer a free migration service to ensure a smooth transition to the Servebolt Platform. We understand this can be a complex task and appreciate the importance of precision and quality in every step. Alternatively, you can migrate your site yourself:
- Free migration service: To have us handle the migration, simply fill out our secure migration form
- Migrating yourself: All of our Bolts support SSH and SFTP access, simplifying the migration process of your site(s). We offer various guides and tools in our Help Center
Going Live on Servebolt
Once your site has been migrated and set up on your Bolt it’s time to go live. Before doing so, however, you must upgrade the Bolt, prepare your DNS, and add your domain(s). This article explains all the steps needed for going live with your site on Servebolt.
As always, should you have any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us through our support chat at servebolt.com!
