Easy WordPress Deployment on A2 Hosting: Fast & Reliable

Setting up your project

Head to the Projects screen in DeployHQ, then click the New Project button to get started. You'll be prompted to enter a name for your project, then select where your repository is hosted. Next, click Create project and you'll be taken to a screen where you can log in with your repository hosting account to authorize access and then choose your repository.

Repository Links:

• Adding a Bitbucket repository
• Adding a Codebase repository
• Adding a GitHub repository
• Adding a GitLab repository
• Adding a repository manually

Setting up your A2 Hosting server

Once you've configured your repository, you'll need to connect to your A2 Hosting server. Head to Servers & Groups, and click the New Server button at the top of the screen. Start by entering a name, and choosing SSH/SFTP as the protocol.

To find your SSH credentials:

1. Log into your A2 Hosting Client Area
2. Navigate to "Hosting" or "Manage Hosting" section
3. Select your specific hosting account
4. Go to "FTP/SSH Access" or "SSH Access" settings
5. View or generate SSH credentials

Important A2 Hosting SSH Access Notes:

• SSH access is available for most A2 Hosting plans
• Ensure SSH is enabled in your hosting control panel
• Use SSH keys for enhanced security
• Two-factor authentication recommended

Typical A2 Hosting Server Formats:

• Server Instance: yourdomain.com or servername.a2hosting.com
• Hostname: Typically found in your hosting account details

You can use an SSH key instead of a password by taking the SSH key in your DeployHQ server configuration page and pasting it in your A2 Hosting server's ~/.ssh/authorized_keys.

Connection Troubleshooting:

• Verify SSH is enabled in cPanel
• Confirm correct hostname
• Ensure you're using the correct username (typically your cPanel username)
• Check network security settings
• Validate credentials in A2 Hosting client area

Typical Web Application Path:

• Standard Deployment: /home/yourusername/public_html/
• Web Root: /home/yourusername/public_html/

Within Deployment options, you can choose to automatically deploy your server and specify a Deployment subdirectory if needed.

Run your first deployment

By default, DeployHQ will upload the whole repository to your server on the first deployment. Helpful Deployment Guides:

• Don't deploy your whole repository on the first deployment
• Using Accelerated TAR Deployments
• Running your first deployment

Further reading

DeployHQ features to enhance your deployments:

• Compiling assets with the Build pipeline
• Running server commands with SSH commands
• Excluded files
• Config files
• Integrations

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Want to learn more about deployment? Check out our documentation or contact our support team for assistance.