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title: "Dev Sites"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/learn/website-management/dev-sites/"
description: "Includes Testing via Temp Subdomains (Our Vanity Domains), Staging Sites with StellarSites, Nexcess: Managing Dev & Staging Environments, How to create Magento 2 dev sites and Unblock site/block site with password protection for dev and staging environments. 10 articles."
taxonomy: "lw_resource_category"
parent: "Website Management"
articles: "10"
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# Dev Sites

Includes Testing via Temp Subdomains (Our Vanity Domains), Staging Sites with StellarSites, Nexcess: Managing Dev & Staging Environments, How to create Magento 2 dev sites and Unblock site/block site with password protection for dev and staging environments. 10 articles.

## Articles

- [Testing via Temp Subdomains (Our Vanity Domains)](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/nexcess/vanity-domains.md): Nexcess allows customers to leverage vanity subdomains for website testing purposes. So, vanity domains within Nexcess hosting plans are actually temporary subd…
- [Staging Sites with StellarSites](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/stellarsites/staging-sites-with-stellarsites.md): StellarSites is designed to keep things simple, safe, and smart. Currently, self-serve staging sites are not available directly from the dashboard. However, if…
- [Nexcess: Managing Dev & Staging Environments](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/managed-woocommerce/store-management/dev-staging-environments.md): Development and staging environments serve as unique tiers of test environments for admins to verify that a site is working as expected before it goes live.
- [How to create Magento 2 dev sites](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/cms/magento/how-to-create-magento-2-dev-sites.md): How Nexcess clients on physical (non-cloud) clients can create Magento 2 development (dev) sites.
- [Unblock site/block site with password protection for dev and staging environments](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/managed-woocommerce/store-management/password-protect-dev-or-staging.md): How do you restrict access to your development or staging website created for testing purposes? The answer is password protection — used as a way to block a sit…
- [How to find HTTP authentication credentials for Nexcess Cloud dev sites](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/managed-woocommerce/store-management/dev-store-credentials.md): Learn how to find, view, and reset HTTP authentication credentials for Nexcess Cloud development sites from your Nexcess Client Portal.
- [How to create dev sites in Nexcess Cloud](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/managed-woocommerce/store-management/dev-stores.md): How Nexcess Cloud clients can instantly create dev sites to test changes to their website.
- [How to create Magento 2 dev sites](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/managed-magento/store-management/dev-site-for-magento-2.md): How Nexcess clients on physical (non-cloud) clients can create Magento 2 development (dev) sites.
- [How to create dev sites for Magento 1](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/managed-magento/store-management/dev-site-for-magento-1.md): Learn how to create a Magento 1 dev site on a Nexcess non-cloud server. This guide covers copying files, exporting/importing the database, and updating URLs.
- [How to create WordPress dev sites](https://docs.nexcess.com/sites-stores/control-panel/interworx/siteworx/website-management/manually-create-wordpress-dev-site.md): Manually create a WordPress dev site on Nexcess non-cloud servers. Use SiteWorx to copy files, clone your DB, and update URLs via wp-cli.