content site baseline

WordPress public-site baseline

A content-site deployment path with database state, uploaded media, HTTPS, backups, and update checks.

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Service shape

  • • WordPress application service
  • • Database service on a private network
  • • HTTPS reverse proxy as the public entry point

State to preserve

  • • database
  • • uploaded media
  • • configuration

Launch checks

01

Confirm database and uploaded media are both in the recovery map.

02

Test HTTPS, login, media upload, and permalink behavior.

03

Record the image version and a rollback path before updating.

Sources and scope

Last reviewed 2026-07-13. This page separates the decision it supports from the facts that still require a platform or model-specific check.

Applies to

The wordpress public-site baseline planning path on a single Docker host.

Does not cover

A final copy-paste application configuration, exact image-version selection, or a replacement for the target application’s current upstream installation instructions.

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