Managing multiple WordPress sites with ServerAvatar

ServerAvatar fundamentals

ServerAvatar is a cloud-based management panel purpose-built for PHP applications with particular strength in WordPress hosting. After connecting to your VPS, it exposes dashboards for site deployment, database administration, SSL configuration, and routine server tasks.

The standout capability: ServerAvatar offers OpenLiteSpeed as a web server option, delivering measurably faster WordPress performance than traditional Nginx or Apache setups.

The OpenLiteSpeed advantage

Performance gains

OpenLiteSpeed provides excellent WordPress performance:

• Built-in page caching (LSCache)
• HTTP/3 and QUIC support
• Lower resource usage than Apache
• LiteSpeed Cache plugin compatibility

ServerAvatar makes OpenLiteSpeed setup painless.

Pricing for agencies

Plan	Servers	Price/month
Free	1	$0
Developer	5	~$6.67
Business	20	~$17.50
Enterprise	Unlimited	~$37.50

Server connection process

Step 1: Deploy VPS

Deploy from ColossusCloud with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, at least 1 GB RAM.

Step 2: Create ServerAvatar account

Sign up at serveravatar.com. Free tier connects one server.

Step 3: Connect server

1. Click “Connect a Server”
2. Select “Other” as cloud provider
3. Enter IP address
4. Choose web server: OpenLiteSpeed (recommended), Nginx, or Apache
5. Copy installation command

Step 4: Run installation

ssh root@your-vps-ip

Paste and run command. Installation takes 10-15 minutes.

Adding a WordPress site

1. Go to server in ServerAvatar
2. Click “Create Application”
3. Choose “WordPress”
4. Enter domain name
5. Select PHP version (8.2+ recommended)
6. Configure DNS, install SSL via Let’s Encrypt
7. Complete WordPress installation

Handling multiple WordPress installations

ServerAvatar excels at hosting multiple sites:

• System user isolation: Each application runs under own user
• Resource allocation: Monitor usage per application
• Bulk operations: Apply updates across multiple sites

Enabling LSCache for speed

Install LiteSpeed Cache plugin from WordPress repository:

1. In WordPress, go to Plugins → Add New
2. Search for “LiteSpeed Cache”
3. Install and activate
4. Enable page cache, browser cache

Testing changes safely

Test changes before going live:

1. Go to WordPress application
2. Click “Staging”
3. Create staging copy
4. Make changes, push to production when ready

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