Overview
A staging site is a copy of your production site where you can test changes, updates, or new configurations before they go live. Every site on Levamo includes the option to create one, and it runs inside the same environment as your production site.
Because staging and production share the same environment, they also share its resources, including disk space. Before creating a staging site, it is worth confirming you have enough space available. If you are unsure, contact support and we can check for you.
In this article, you will find instructions for creating a staging site, navigating between production and staging, rebuilding your staging site, and deleting it when you no longer need it.
How to create a staging site
Step 1: Open site management
From the Sites page, find the site you want to create a staging site for and click Manage site.
Step 2: Add a staging site
In the site management screen, click + Add staging site in the top-right corner. A confirmation prompt will appear explaining that the staging site will be a clone of your production site and that creation may take 20 minutes or longer depending on your site's size.
Click Confirm to proceed.
Note:
Once confirmed, staging site creation runs in the background. You can continue using the dashboard while it processes.
Step 3: Access your staging site
Once the staging site is ready, there are two ways to navigate to it:
From the Sites page: Click the arrow next to your site name to expand it. You will see both a Production and a Staging version listed. Click the staging site's name to open its management area.
From within site management: Use the dropdown in the top-right corner of the site management screen to switch between Production and Staging.
Your staging site is assigned a URL based on your production URL, with stg- prepended.
How to rebuild a staging site
Rebuilding replaces your current staging site with a fresh copy of your production site. Any changes made on staging will be lost.
Step 1: Open staging site management
Navigate to your staging site using either method described above.
Step 2: Rebuild
Click the gear icon in the top-right area of the site overview and select Rebuild staging site. A confirmation prompt will appear. Click Rebuild to proceed.
Important:
Rebuilding will replace all files and database tables in your staging site with those from your current production site.
How to delete a staging site
Step 1: Open staging site management
Navigate to your staging site using either method described above.
Step 2: Delete
Click the gear icon in the top-right area of the site overview and select Delete staging site. Enter your Levamo account password to confirm.
Important:
Deleting a staging site permanently removes all of its settings, files, database tables, and backups. This cannot be undone.
Important information
Staging and production share environment resources
Staging sites run inside the same environment as your production site, which means they draw from the same pool of disk space. If your site is large, check available storage before creating a staging site. Contact support if you need help confirming whether there is enough space.
Custom domains are not supported on staging
Staging sites use their assigned stg- URL and do not support custom domain assignment.
There is no push-to-production feature
Levamo does not offer a staging-to-production push. This is intentional. Levamo specializes in highly dynamic sites, where production databases are continuously updated with new content, orders, form submissions, and user activity. Pushing a staging database to production would overwrite everything that has happened since the staging copy was made, and there is no selective merge. For dynamic sites, the risk of data loss is significant. If you need to apply specific changes from staging to production, those changes should be applied manually.
Conclusion
Staging sites give you a safe place to test changes without touching your live site. Create one from the site overview, manage it using the same tools available in production, and delete it when you are done. If you have questions about staging or need help assessing whether your environment has enough space, our support team is available 24/7.