Unlimited Hosting now includes EmDash!

When Cloudflare launched EmDash on April 1st, I must admit I thought it was a joke. Quite a good one, in fact!

But it turned out to be something even better… an April 1st product release to match my favourite of all time (Gmail!).

And something that I thought you good people might enjoy having one-click production access to along with all the other tools you know and love here at WPMU DEV.

So, guess what, I would like to officially launch Managed EmDash Hosting here at WPMU DEV, right alongside your regular WordPress sites.

How does it work?

We’ve made it as easy-to-use as the rest of WPMU DEV, which first up means one-click install.

All you need to do is click “Create Site” and we will spin up a site for you on your Unlimited Hosting server.

Now you are able to SSO login to each site you create, alongside your regular WP sites.

Fully managed, just like your WordPress sites and with the same level of expert support.

What’s in the EmDash box?

In addition to one-click install and SSO login we’ve added a bunch of other goodies, and you can expect more to come soon.

 
Right now though, here’s what comes included:

• Reset: Resets the site back to a fresh Emdash install, similar to the WordPress Reset tool
• Rebuild / Restart: Rebuild reinstalls dependencies and rebuilds the project (required after plugin or config changes), with a Restart running automatically on completion. Restart is a quick standalone action that restarts the site service in seconds.
• Backups: Same daily backup system used for WP hosting: restore, manual backup, nightly backup, and comments all included
• Domains: Full domain management so users can add custom domains, configure DNS, and go live
• Email: You can easily use our Pro email service with EmDash
• SSH / SFTP: Server-level access only; a single server user gets access to all sites (WP and/or Emdash) on that server
• Server Analytics (Storage): Emdash sites will appear in the storage breakdown so users can see exactly how much storage each Emdash site is consuming.
• AntiBot: Server-level feature; when enabled it will cover all sites on the server (WP and EmDash)
• WAF Security: Managed at server level and protects to both WP and Emdash sites plus optional server-level configuration
• SSO: Emdash is passkey-based, but you can also log in via SSO: one click from The Hub and you’re straight into your admin.

How about plugins?

How did I know you were going to ask that? ;)

Well, we wouldn’t be WPMU DEV without shipping with at least one plugin.

And so here’s your new contact form 🎉

What’s up next?

Well, that rather depends on you 🙂

And also the broader EmDash community.

If this is a great success and DEV-ers start using EmDash then we’ll increase our commitment accordingly.

Similarly, we’ll look into incorporating your feedback and requests, in addition to community contributions. I mean, maybe there is a DooCommerce in the works 😀

So, go ahead, please have a play, let us know what you think and we will be guided by our members.

Happy Dashing!