AWS Lightsail is a service that allows you to use a subset of AWS services at a low, fixed monthly cost. Typically, AWS services are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis unless you purchase Savings Plans or Reserved Instances. In contrast, Lightsail provides a simplified pricing model with predictable, low-cost monthly plans. This article provides a … Read more
This guide explains how to set up a LAMP stack on AWS EC2. We actively run websites on AWS EC2, and based on our hands-on experience, this guide walks you through how to set up a LAMP stack on an EC2 instance. For a clear overview of the LAMP stack, refer to the following official … Read more
When migrating a website from a shared hosting server to a cloud environment, it’s important to know which data needs to be moved. This article summarizes the process based on hands-on experience with an actual migration. WordPress Migration: Files and Database Only When migrating WordPress to another server, you only need to move the WordPress … Read more
When you build a WordPress site on AWS, any images you upload are stored on your EC2 instance. However, these images are saved on the instance’s EBS volume, which can quickly fill up your system directories. By using WP Offload Media, you can offload images from WordPress to Amazon S3, reducing the amount of storage … Read more
This article introduces the websites we operate using subdomains. Why We Use Subdomains The reasons we operate our websites using subdomains are as follows: Each point will be explained in more detail below. Structuring Websites with Subdomains Operating websites on subdomains such as gcp.website-industries.com allows us to separate specific content from the main top-level domain … Read more
Astra is a paid WordPress plugin that offers many features, but this time we tried the free version of Astra, so we’ve compiled a review of it. Strictly speaking, Astra doesn’t have a free version; we simply tried using Astra without paying for the premium features. Tried Using Starter Templates with Astra Without Paying With … Read more
Running a WordPress site on cloud services like AWS or Google Cloud requires technical expertise. For those who are not satisfied with traditional hosting environments, we introduce recommended services that make it easy to manage a WordPress site in the cloud. Using AWS Lightsail Running a WordPress site on AWS requires understanding various AWS services … Read more
The following considerations for migrating from a hosting service to a cloud environment are summarized from the perspective of the author, who holds the following AWS certifications and works as an AWS engineer: These points reflect practical insights gained from hands-on experience in managing and optimizing AWS environments. Experiences Migrating from Hosting Services to Cloud … Read more
In this article, we summarize the advantages of migrating from a traditional hosting service to a cloud environment based on our real experience migrating to AWS. Advantages of Cloud Infrastructure (AWS) There are several advantages to using a cloud environment, including the following: After migrating from a traditional hosting service to a cloud environment, we … Read more
Until recently, we were running this site on a shared hosting service called Hostinger. To gain more flexibility and better performance for WordPress, we decided to migrate the site to AWS. Overview of the Migration to AWS Shared hosting works fine for many websites. However, moving to a cloud environment gives you more control, scalability, … Read more