> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.fastcat.co/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Managed WP Overview

> How FastCat's container-isolated WordPress platform works, and what every plan includes.

FastCat Managed WordPress gives every site its own WordPress container, its own database container, and its own slice of CPU, memory, and storage. Nothing is shared with another customer's site- a noisy neighbour on the same node can't take your site down, and a plugin that eats memory only affects you.

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  <Card title="Isolated containers" icon="container">
    Your WordPress and MariaDB run in containers dedicated to your site, with resources reserved by your plan.
  </Card>

  <Card title="SSL included" icon="lock">
    Free Let's Encrypt certificates, issued and renewed automatically for your FastCat hostname or your own domain.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Backups you control" icon="archive-restore">
    On-demand restore points, encrypted and stored off-site. Restore in a click.
  </Card>

  <Card title="A panel built for it all" icon="layout-dashboard">
    Usage stats, PHP settings, core updates, SFTP, and phpMyAdmin— all in one place.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## How a request reaches your site

```mermaid theme={null}
flowchart LR
    V[Visitor] --> E[FastCat edge<br/>routing + SSL]
    E --> W[Your WordPress<br/>container]
    W --> D[Your database<br/>container]
    P[WordPress Panel] -.-> W
    P -.-> D
```

The edge terminates SSL and routes traffic by hostname, then hands the request to your own container. The panel talks to the same stack for stats, updates, backups, and temporary SFTP/phpMyAdmin access.

## Plans

Plans are sized by monthly visits rather than by CPU and RAM sliders— you pick the traffic level, we size the container behind it.

| Plan     | Visits / month | Storage     | Bandwidth | PHP workers |
| -------- | -------------- | ----------- | --------- | ----------- |
| WP Spark | 25,000         | 10 GB NVMe  | 75 GB     | 2           |
| WP Pulse | 100,000        | 20 GB NVMe  | 200 GB    | 4           |
| WP Surge | 350,000        | 50 GB NVMe  | 500 GB    | 8           |
| WP Apex  | 1,000,000      | 150 GB NVMe | 2 TB      | 16          |

<Note>
  Need more than Apex, staging, SSO, or a private container pool? Tailored enterprise plans are available— [talk to us](https://fastcat.co/contact).
</Note>

For current pricing and billing cadences, see the [WordPress hosting page](https://fastcat.co/wordpress-hosting/). Storage and bandwidth can also be topped up individually— see [Plans & usage](/wordpress/plans-and-usage).

## Two panels, two jobs

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  <Card title="WordPress Panel" icon="square-chevron-right" href="https://fastcat.app">
    Your sites: domains, backups, stats, updates, SFTP, phpMyAdmin, add-on checkout.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Billing Panel" icon="app-window-mac" href="https://my.fastcat.co">
    Invoices, payment methods, plan upgrades, cancellations, and support tickets.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

You sign in to the WordPress Panel with your FastCat billing account— there's no second password to remember.

## What's included

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  <Accordion title="Managed migrations">
    Moving an existing WordPress site to FastCat? Open a ticket and our team handles the migration for you.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Automatic minor and security core updates">
    Optional, on by default for new sites, and always preceded by a fresh backup. Major core, plugin, and theme updates stay in your hands. See [WordPress updates](/wordpress/wordpress-updates).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Full root access to your files">
    The entire WordPress directory is persistent and yours— not just `wp-content`. Reach it over temporary SFTP sessions from the panel.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What we don't do">
    We don't sell or manage domain names, and we don't host email (yet!). You keep your domain wherever you bought it and simply point a DNS record at us.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

<Card title="Ready to start?" icon="rocket" href="/wordpress/getting-started">
  Walk through ordering a site and logging in to WordPress for the first time.
</Card>