• How do I access the WordPress admin of my Faaaster site?

  The WP Dashboard button, in the banner at the top of the site screen, opens the WordPress admin and signs you in automatically. No WordPress credentials to enter.Few readers

• What does a site's overview show on Faaaster?

  The Overview tab brings together, on a single screen, the site's health, its system resources, its infrastructure and its environments. It is the home screen of every project.Few readers

• How do I clear my Faaaster site's cache?

  The Clear cache button, in the banner at the top of the site screen, purges the server cache — and the edge cache too if the CDN proxy is active on your domain. Use it when a change doesn't show up on the site even though it is saved in WordPress.Few readers

• How do I turn on the CDN and edge caching on Faaaster?

  The CDN Proxy, WAF & Edge caching is set from the site's Performance tab, CDN & edge cache section. It serves your site through a global network of edge servers.Few readers

• What are cache preloading and APCu for on Faaaster?

  Both optimizations are set from the site's Performance tab. Cache preloading spares visitors from being the first to hit a page that isn't cached yet; the APCu object cache speeds up database queries.Few readers

• How do I read my Faaaster site's performance measurements?

  The site's Performance tab shows the Measurements from the latest PageSpeed test: Response time and the PageSpeed score. The resources your site uses are shown in the Monitoring tab, Latest resource measurements card, and the PHP recommendations in the Server tab.Few readers

• What security protections does Faaaster offer?

  The site's Security tab groups its protections into cards: Server security (Nginx hardening, read only), Bot protection, Application firewall, Custom rules (IP rules and HTTP rules), then Integrity check and Vulnerabilities. The cards displayed depend on your site and on the environment you have open. With the Viewer role, you can view the tab but its settings are grayed out.Few readers

• How do I back up and restore a site on Faaaster?

  The site's Backups tab lists your backups and lets you create one on demand with New Backup, or bring one back with Restore. Daily backups are included in every plan.Few readers

• How do I manage WordPress plugins and themes from Faaaster?

  The site's WordPress tab lists all installed plugins and themes, with their update status and their known vulnerabilities. Filters let you display only what needs action.Few readers

• How do I change my Faaaster site's PHP version?

  The PHP version is set from the site's Server tab, Runtime environment section, PHP engine row. The Edit button opens the version picker.Few readers

• How do I adjust my Faaaster site's PHP configuration?

  The site's Server tab, PHP configuration section, exposes the main PHP settings with their default value and their maximum. The Save button applies your changes live, without a restart; Reset to plan defaults undoes your adjustments.Few readers

• Should I enable Managed Cron on Faaaster?

  Managed Cron is set from the site's Server tab. It runs WordPress scheduled tasks server-side at a fixed interval, instead of depending on traffic.Few readers

• How do I monitor my Faaaster site's disk space?

  The site's Server tab, Disk section, shows the space used and the storage type. The site's Overview also displays usage, in the form 0.9 GB / 10 GB.Few readers

• What are debug mode and read-only mode for on Faaaster?

  Debug mode displays PHP and WordPress errors on the site's pages; read-only mode locks the files to prevent any change to the code. The first is set from the Server tab, Advanced section, the second from the Security tab.Few readers

• How do I export my Faaaster site?

  The site's Tools tab, Backup & migration section, offers Export files — "Download your site files". Click Export, then Launch the export: the preparation starts.Few readers

• How do I restart my Faaaster site?

  The Actions menu, in the bar at the top of the site screen, lets you restart the processes or the whole server. A Restart button is also available in the Performance tab: it restarts the server.Few readers

• How do I import a database into my Faaaster site?

  The site's Tools tab, Backup & migration section, offers Import DB. You choose your file from your computer and upload it directly: no need to go through SFTP.Few readers

• How do I get alerted when something goes wrong on my Faaaster site?

  The site's Tools tab, Alerts & notifications section, lets you turn on Critical PHP Error Alerts and choose who receives Notifications.Few readers

• How do I exclude a page from the cache on Faaaster?

  To make sure a page is never served from the server cache, add its address to your site's conf/cache.user.conf file, then click Restart PHP / Nginx in the Actions menu. The same conf folder also lets you exclude from the cache based on a cookie, have URL parameters ignored, and set the cache duration.Few readers

• How does the "Under Attack" protection work on Faaaster?

  The "Under Attack" protection, in the site's Security tab (Anti-bot protection card), challenges visitors when your site is under attack. In Automatic mode, the recommended setting, it triggers and releases on its own, protecting the attacked address first.Few readers

• How do I add a redirect or an nginx rule on Faaaster?

  To redirect an address or add your own nginx rules, write them in a conf/server.user.conf file, then click Restart PHP / Nginx in the Actions menu. Faaaster tests the configuration before applying it: an invalid rule is never put into service.Few readers

• How do I read my Faaaster site's integrity check?

  The Check integrity button, in the site's Security tab, compares WordPress core and plugin files to their official versions. The result tells you whether your site is Intact or whether some files differ, and which ones.Few readers