PrestaShop Hosting Live In 5 Minutes

PrestaShop hosting on xCloud puts a self-hosted ecommerce platform on your own domain without assembling the stack. Deploy PrestaShop from the OneClick catalog and xCloud starts the pinned web image with a private MySQL 8.4 database, installs the shop unattended with your administrator email, language and country, generates the administrator password and a hidden back office address, mounts two persistent volumes and publishes the storefront over HTTPS.

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What is PrestaShop?

PrestaShop is an open source e-commerce web application written in PHP, so self-hosted PrestaShop is a self-hosted ecommerce platform you run on your own server instead of renting a hosted store from a service such as Shopify. Its README describes it as highly customizable, supporting the major payment services, translated into many languages and fully responsive in both storefront and back office. You extend a shop with modules and themes.

On xCloud this template deploys PrestaShop 9.2.0 on the official Apache image, pinned by digest, with a private MySQL 8.4 database that publishes no host ports. The prestashop_html volume holds shop files, modules, themes and images, and prestashop_db holds the database. The core is licensed under OSL-3.0 and bundled modules under AFL-3.0. Mail is not configured out of the box.

From Sign-Up to a Live Store In Just 3 Easy Steps

A PrestaShop stack normally means a web container, a database, an installer run, a hidden admin folder, a domain and a certificate before the first product. This is the same result without assembling any of it.

Step 01
Sign Up
Create your xCloud account and pick PrestaShop from the OneClick catalog. Choose your domain, then enter the administrator email, the shop language and the two-letter shop country code.
Step 02
We Deploy It For You
One click. We bring up the official PrestaShop 9.2.0 Apache image, pinned by immutable digest, with a private MySQL 8.4 database that has no host ports, mount the prestashop_html and prestashop_db volumes, generate the administrator password and publish the shop over HTTPS. The first start takes a few minutes while it installs the shop and its sample data.
Step 03
Sign In To The Back Office
Save the administrator password and the back office URL from the protected installation credentials — it is a randomly named folder, not /admin. Sign in, change the password, and delete the sample products before you open to customers.

Everything PrestaShop Does, On Your Own Server

PrestaShop runs in full here: a storefront and back office on your own domain, backed by a database you own.

Catalog, Checkout And Shipping
Build your catalog and manage checkout, shipping and payment settings from the PrestaShop back office.
Unattended Install
Language and country are chosen in the install form, so currency, taxes and time zone start with sensible defaults.
Hidden Back Office Address
The back office lives in a randomly named folder rather than /admin, and the address is shown in your installation credentials.
Private MySQL Included
A dedicated MySQL 8.4 database runs alongside the shop and is not exposed publicly.
Shop Address Follows Your Domain
After a domain change the shop address is updated the next time the containers start.
Data That Survives A Restart
Products, shop files and the database are held on named volumes and were still present after an xCloud Restart in QA.

Everything You Need To Run Your Online Store 24/7

Managed hosting for PrestaShop, so the parts that keep it online are not your problem.

PrestaShop 9.2.0 deployed instantly
Official image pinned by digest
Administrator password generated for you
Private MySQL 8.4 database
Free SSL certificate
Server backups and snapshots
Server security updates included
Choose your server region
Unused balance refunded

What You Can Do With PrestaShop

Launch open-source online store software yourself
A merchant stands up a shop with a catalog, checkout, shipping and payment settings on their own domain and server, signing in to the back office with a generated administrator password.
Run client shops as an agency
An agency gives each client a store on its own server, with the shop files in prestashop_html and the database in prestashop_db, so each client's data can be backed up and moved separately.
Start with the right currency and taxes
A merchant chooses the shop language and a two-letter country code in the install form, so currency, taxes and time zone start in line with the market they sell to.
Keep store data on a server you own
A shop owner keeps products, shop files and the MySQL database on a dedicated server they rent, rather than inside a hosted store platform's account, and decides when to upgrade.

PrestaShop Screenshots

A product saved in the PrestaShop back office

The product still listed in the PrestaShop back office after an xCloud Restart

The PrestaShop storefront served over HTTPS

PrestaShop vs Alternatives

Shopify: Shopify is a hosted store platform billed as a subscription. PrestaShop is self-hosted, so on xCloud the shop files, the MySQL database and the server are yours, and you run upgrades on your own schedule.
WooCommerce: WooCommerce is an e-commerce plugin that runs inside WordPress. PrestaShop is a standalone PHP store application with its own back office, so choose it when you do not want a WordPress site underneath the shop.
Magento: Magento is a separate ecommerce platform with its own server and admin. This template runs PrestaShop 9.2.0 with MySQL 8.4 and a hidden back office folder, so pick it when PrestaShop is the platform you have chosen.
Bagisto: Bagisto is an open-source Laravel-based commerce framework with its own OneClick page. PrestaShop is a PHP store application whose storefront and back office ship together, extended through modules and themes.
Saleor: Saleor is a headless, API-first commerce platform with its own OneClick page. PrestaShop ships a storefront and back office together, which suits a shop that does not need a custom frontend.

Simple Pricing. Everything Included.

Dedicated Cloud VPS sizes, pre-configured for PrestaShop hosting. Pick the one that fits, and resize any time.

Cloud VPS 6 GB

Cloud VPS 16 GB

More headroom if PrestaShop sits alongside other sites and tools.

$59.99per month

16 GB RAM
6 vCPU cores
200 GB NVMe SSD
30 TB
Unlimited

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Every size is a dedicated Cloud VPS we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Billed monthly with no lock-in — delete the server and the unused balance comes back to your account. PrestaShop itself is licensed by its maintainers under OSL-3.0 (bundled modules AFL-3.0).

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Ready To Run Your Own Online Store?

PrestaShop on xCloud runs on a dedicated Cloud VPS that we provision, patch, monitor and restore. Deploy faster. Own the server. Stay in control.

Fast Provisioning
Deploy faster using an xCloud Managed Server built with optimized stacks and high-speed SSDs.
Enterprise-grade security
Protect your infrastructure with a free SSL certificate and more advanced security features at no additional cost.
Intuitive Control Panel
From Server creation to application deployment, everything can be managed from our intuitive control panel.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns you may have.

Is PrestaShop free?

The software costs nothing to download: the core is licensed under OSL-3.0 and bundled modules under AFL-3.0. The xCloud bill covers the dedicated Cloud VPS beneath the shop. Third-party modules and themes from a marketplace may have their own prices, which this page does not cover.

What are the PrestaShop system requirements?

Upstream's README asks for PHP 8.1 or later and a MySQL-compatible database. This template's manifest asks for 1 CPU core, 1024 MB of RAM and 8 GB of disk; measured in QA after a restart, the shop used about 180 MB and MySQL about 480 MB. This page sells the 6 GB tier for headroom.

Which database does PrestaShop use?

PrestaShop needs a MySQL-compatible database. This template runs MySQL 8.4 as a private sidecar with no host ports, reachable only inside the install's network, with data in the prestashop_db volume. xCloud generates the database password, and you can dump it with mysqldump.

How do I back up a PrestaShop store?

Back up the prestashop_html volume (shop files, modules, themes and images) and the prestashop_db volume (the database) together, or dump the database with mysqldump. Take both at the same moment so they match, and keep the generated passwords. Test a restore before you rely on it.

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How do I update PrestaShop?

Updates are not automatic. The template pins PrestaShop 9.2.0 by digest, and the application code lives in the prestashop_html volume, so a newer image does not update an existing install. Back up both volumes, read the upstream release notes and follow PrestaShop's upgrade guide.

Is PrestaShop better than WooCommerce?

It depends on what you want. WooCommerce is a plugin inside a WordPress site; PrestaShop is a standalone store application with its own back office, modules and themes. This page cannot rank them, but if you pick PrestaShop, this template installs it unattended on your own server.

Is PrestaShop better than Shopify?

They are different models. Shopify is a hosted store billed as a subscription; PrestaShop is software you run yourself, so you manage the server, upgrades and backups. On xCloud you get the server and the install done for you, and the shop and its data stay yours.

Does PrestaShop support payment modules?

Upstream's README says PrestaShop supports the major payment services, and the back office has payment settings. This template does not preconfigure any payment provider and sets up no mail, so add and configure payment modules yourself in the back office after you sign in.

How do I install PrestaShop with Docker?

Pick PrestaShop in the xCloud catalog and this PrestaShop Docker hosting template runs the official 9.2.0 Apache image with MySQL 8.4 for you, on your own server rather than in a PrestaShop cloud account. Enter your administrator email, language and country, then allow several minutes for the installer.

How do I sign in to the back office?

Use the back office URL, administrator email and password from the installation credentials; the folder is randomly named, not /admin. The first start runs the installer and loads sample data, so the shop shows an error for several minutes. Change the password and delete the sample products afterwards.

What happens if I change the domain?

The shop address follows the site domain and is updated the next time the containers start. Always use the same domain for the shop and the back office, and use Save & Redeploy after editing the environment. The install-time values for email, language and country do not change an existing shop.

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. There is no lock-in — cancel any time. Hosting is billed monthly and charged for what you actually use, so when you delete the server the unused balance is refunded to your account, less up to 10% in payment-processing fees.