Staging Websites

About

A staging website is a website with a particular suffix that does not consume a 'Website' package allowance. A staging website has all the same features as a standard website except domain mapping and emails.

STG

Staging websites are identified by this tag in the dashboard.

Configure staging functionality

In order to successfully create a staging website, the following settings must be configured:

  • The hosting package must allow 'Staging websites'.
  • A staging domain must be configured in Settings > Platform > Platform domains > Staging domain.
DNS Requirement

The nameservers for your configured staging domain must be delegated to your hosting cluster.

Add a staging website

  1. Open Websites in the left sidebar.
  2. Click Add new.
  3. Select either Start from scratch, Install an app, or Clone a website.
  4. Select the Make this a staging site checkbox.
  5. Click Add to finish.

Push a staging website live

The push live process converts the staging environment into a production website with its own domain.

  1. Open Websites in the left sidebar.
  2. Select the staging website you would like to push live.
  3. On the website dashboard select Push live.
  4. When the modal loads, input a production domain and click push live to finish.