Cloudways Autonomous is a fully managed WordPress hosting solution built for performance, scalability, and ease of use.
Powered by Kubernetes and enhanced with Cloudflare Enterprise, this plan offers autoscaling resources, advanced caching, and hourly billing, making it ideal for growing websites and dynamic workloads.
In this article, you’ll learn how to subscribe to a Cloudways Autonomous plan in just a few simple steps.
Whether you're switching from a standard Cloudways server or starting fresh, this guide will walk you through the process—from logging in to confirming your subscription.
Tip: Not sure what Cloudways Autonomous includes? Check out our FAQs article for comprehensive information.
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How to Subscribe to a Cloudways Autonomous Plan?
Subscribing to a Cloudways Autonomous plan is quick and straightforward.
Follow the step-by-step instructions below to select your preferred plan and start hosting with advanced scalability and performance.
Note: Applicable to Cloudways Autonomous only.
Steps on How to Subscribe to a Cloudways Autonomous Plan
Step #1:
Log in to your Cloudways Platform using your email address and password.
Click on Cloudways Autonomous as shown in the side-bar menu, and click on Get Started.
You can also click on Try Now as shown below.
Step #2:
Click on Add Application.
Step #3:
Choose Your Application Type & Plan
Select the application type you want to deploy and choose a plan that matches your website’s needs. You can also use the Recover a deleted Application option if you want to restore a previously deleted application.
Select Application Type
Choose the application you want to launch on Cloudways Autonomous. You can select WordPress or WooCommerce, depending on your website requirements.
Select Application Plan
Choose a plan based on your website size, traffic, storage, and bandwidth needs. Cloudways Autonomous offers different plans such as Growth, Scale, Plus, and Enterprise.
Review Plan Details
Review the resources included in each plan, such as websites, bandwidth, disk space, visits, baseline autoscale servers, and PHP workers. You can upgrade your plan later as your website grows.
Choose Your Preferred Plan
Click Get Started under your preferred plan to continue. For custom requirements, select Let’s Build Your Plan under the Enterprise option.
Review Overage Charges
Before proceeding, review the overage charges for extra disk space and bandwidth usage. These charges apply if your website exceeds the resources included in your selected plan.
Step #4:
Enter your application name: Add a simple name for your application so you can easily identify it in your Cloudways account. You can change this name later if needed.
Select your region: Choose the region closest to your website visitors. A closer region can help your website load faster for your audience.
Enable Custom Domain: Turn on this option if you want to add your own domain during setup. A custom domain is your website address, such as
example.com.Review the summary: Check the selected application, plan, region, domain, and monthly cost before launching.
Launch your application: Once everything looks correct, click Launch Application to complete the setup and start creating your Cloudways Autonomous application.
After successfully subscribing to your plan, you can begin by following the Take Site Live checklist.
Also, discover how to request a managed migration from Cloudways engineers or opt to migrate your WordPress site yourself using the WordPress Migrator plugin.
That’s it! We hope this article was useful.
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