The ecommerce industry is gaining rapid momentum all around the world. According to a report, the ecommerce industry is seen valued at $523 billion, with a growth rate of 9.50% annually. This fact alone is a sign of how big the ecommerce industry will be in the coming years.
And with this notion, it has become essential to give your ecommerce store the edge that makes it stand out. Be it performance metrics or the level of user engagement, you need to be at the top of your game.
There are many ecommerce web applications available in the market, but PrestaShop stands out in this category. Although PrestaShop is a complete ecommerce solution, it needs a dedicated server infrastructure to perform optimally and smoothly.
PrestaShop is a web platform that lets users create ecommerce websites. Business owners looking to move their company online can use PrestaShop to create a functional website that includes security features and allows transactions with the SumUp feature
Nothing as Easy as Deploying Prestashop Apps on Cloud
With Cloudways, you can have your Prestashop apps up and running on managed cloud servers in just a few minutes.
And when we talk about Managed Cloud Hosting, Cloudways should be your first choice. Why? Because Cloudways offers market leading cloud server infrastructure, integrated on a user-friendly Platform. Let me take you through the installation process of launching PrestaShop on VULTR cloud.
First, You Need to Sign Up
Initiate the installation process by signing up for free on Cloudways. Signing up on Cloudways will hardly take a minute, and it gets you a free trial of 3 days on the Vultr cloud.
Identify Your Application
Select your desired application and give it an identity by naming your application, server, and by choosing a project folder. I have selected Vultr with PrestaShop for the purpose of this article.
Choose Your Cloud Infrastructure
Pick the cloud infrastructure you want from the market leading server infrastructures. For the purpose of this article, I am choosing VULTR.
Size Up Your Server
Your server size depends on the traffic your website receives. Choose it accordingly or else no worries; you can always scale up your server size on VULTR at Cloudways.
Set Your Server’s Location
Select your server’s location keeping in mind that your server needs to be located near your target audience.
Launch Your Cloud
Keep an eye on the price and click on LAUNCH SERVER, and wait for a few minutes as the system sets up your cloud server. In a few minutes, you will experience a managed cloud hosting platform that is easy to use and packed with various exciting features.
You’re Done
You’ve launched a managed cloud server for Vultr with PrestaShop. You can now explore the amazing Cloudways Platform optimized with its custom ThunderStack.
Other power-packed Cloudways features include 24/7/365 support, Free SSL Certificate by Let’s Encrypt, and the CloudwaysBot, which is designed to solve all your queries on priority.
You can now focus on managing your Vultr PrestaShop-based ecommerce store and let Cloudways-managed Prestashop hosting take care of your server management hassles.
Shahzeb Ahmed
Shahzeb is a Digital Marketer with a Software Engineering background, works as a Community Manager — PHP Community at Cloudways. He is growth ambitious and aims to learn & share information about PHP & Laravel Development through practice and experimentation. He loves to travel and explore new ideas whenever he finds time. Get in touch with him at [email protected]
