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.

Set up automated deployments to A2 Hosting

With DeployHQ connected to your A2 Hosting server, every Git push can compile through a configurable build pipeline, roll out with zero-downtime deployments, and run automatically on each push — no manual uploads. Sign up for a free DeployHQ account and connect your repository to get started.

Working with a particular framework? Follow our walkthroughs to deploy a Laravel app or deploy a WordPress site on A2 Hosting.