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Providing File Access (SFTP) to Developers on ULTRA Cloud Panel

When a developer needs access to the files for a specific website hosted on ULTRA Cloud Panel, you can grant secure SFTP access directly through the ULTRA Cloud Panel. This process is quick, does not affect the live website, and ensures the developer receives only the credentials they need. 1.…

Installing a new PHP version on ULTRA Cloud Panel

Scout allows you to manage the PHP version used by your websites. This is useful when upgrading to newer versions for performance and security, or when specific applications require a particular PHP release. The process is straightforward and can be completed directly from the ULTRA Cloud Panel. Steps to Install…

Enable Bad Bot Blocking Protection & Rate Limiting Mode

Keep automated attackers off your site. ULTRA Cloud blocks malicious bots by default, but you can fine-tune protection or add exceptions for legitimate bots you trust. Step 1: Open Security Settings Log into www.freethought.uk and open your ULTRA Cloud Panel. Click the Settings icon beside the site you want to…

Rolling a Site Back using ULTRA Cloud‘s Backups

Deleted something you shouldn’t have? Made a change that broke your site? ULTRA Cloud’s backups make recovery effortless. One click and you’re back online. Step 1: Open Your Site Log into www.freethought.uk and open your ULTRA Cloud Panel. Click the Settings icon beside the site you need to restore. Step…

Creating a Staging Site on ULTRA Cloud

Want to test changes before they go live? A staging site lets you clone your live website and test everything in a safe sandbox. Here’s how to set one up. Step 1: Create a New Site Log into www.freethought.uk and open your ULTRA Cloud Panel. Click “Add a site” in…

Easy WebP Image Optimisation on ULTRA Cloud

Speed up your site instantly. WebP images are smaller and faster, but ULTRA Cloud handles the complexity so you don’t have to. One click to enable. WebP is Google’s preferred modern image format for the web because it offers superior compression (lossy and lossless), creating significantly smaller files than JPEG,…

Suspending Access to a Site on ULTRA Cloud

Need to take a site offline for a bit? Whether you’re performing maintenance or just need a temporary “time-out” for a project, the ULTRA Cloud Panel makes it incredibly easy to toggle access on and off. Step 1: Log In to ULTRA Cloud Panel First, head over to www.freethought.uk and…

ULTRA Cloud‘s WordPress Dashboard Protection feature

If you would like to strengthen your WordPress site’s security, ULTRA Cloud’s WordPress Dashboard Protection feature restricts access to the WordPress administrative dashboard (or wp-admin) by IP address. The protection still allows normal users to login, such as customers of a WooCommerce installation or members of a MemberPress installation, but…

Setting a Staging site to Live in ULTRA Cloud Panel

So you’ve built yourself a new site on a temporary/subdomain and you now want to set it live on another domain, perhaps one you’ve registered recently specially for this site. There’s a couple of different ways to do this in ULTRA Cloud, this guide will show you how to do both.…

Analyzing Site Disk/Storage Usage on ULTRA Cloud

Running out of storage? Need to find what’s eating up your disk space? SSH and the ncdu command make it easy to see exactly which files and folders are the culprits. What You’ll Need SSH access to your site — You’ll connect via terminal or SSH client. Terminal or SSH…