No worries, at Gandi, our hosting solutions are very flexible and allow you to easily and immediately change from one plan to another. We therefore recommend that you start with an M plan upgrade if you find that it is not enough to handle the load needed for the modules that you have installed and/or the traffic on your website.
Choose the Simple Hosting plan that is right for your Prestashop
M
Individuals- To have your own e-boutique
- Free TLS/SSL certificate
- 1 module max recommended
- 2 CPU/up to 512MB RAM
- 50GB storage (expandable)
Included in each plan:
- Storage expandable up to 1TB (€0.22/GB)
- Free TLS/SSL certificates
- Automatic configuration of the domain name
- Compatible with additional Prestashop modules
- Unlimited bandwidth
- A great deal of flexibility to absorb spikes in traffic
Create and stay in control of your own online store
Create and stay in control of your own online store
For over 20 years, Gandi has been an independent actor on the internet, and we continue to look for new solutions that will allow our customers to also be as independent as possible. E-commerce is essential these days for any business, and so to help you get started with an online store, we have an easy way for you to install Prestashop on a Simple Hosting instance.
Prestashop is one of the most widely used solutions in the world for the construction of e-commerce websites, and its configuration and use is very simple. It is also open-source, which means that you have total control over your data, as well as that of your customers!
With Simple Hosting for Prestashop, we want to facilitate the creation of your e-commerce website, and help you benefit from the many features provided by the Prestashop CMS, as well as the quality and flexibility of Gandi's web hosting. All of this so that your business can grow and bring you new sources of revenue.
Which one is for me ?Solutions for individuals and professionals who need to deploy a E-commerce website
Transform your idea into a business
For who? Individuals & start-ups
You want to quickly launch an activity to test your idea or your market.
- Simple and rapid installation
- Flexible hosting. Upgrade to a more powerful plan if your site is a success
- Free TLS/SSL certificates that can be automatically installed
In just a few minutes, you will have your own e-boutique that you can customize as you wish.
Develop a new source of revenue for your company
For who? SME
You want to diversify your business activity by creating an online store for your company or your client.
- Automatic linking with your domain name
- Compatible with additional Prestashop modules
- Popular independent open-source application
Thanks to the complete Prestashop interface, you can create a professional e-commerce website by including a dynamic product catalog that you can manage yourself.
Deploy a robust e-commerce website
For who? Specialized e-commerce businesses
You need a fast and reliable hosting for a high-volume Prestashop online store, and will use additional modules to make us of its features and your functional needs.
- Powerful hosting up to 8CPU/16GB RAM
- Profit from professional Prestashop modules
- Stay in control of your customers' data
Profit from advanced Prestashop features to build a professional e-commerce website, while keeping control over your customers' data.
Included with all of the Simple Hosting for Prestashop plans
Select your domain name, choose a name for your website, and the rest is done automatically for you. You just need to confirm the security email that we send you, and you'll have a Prestashop platform ready to go.
Take advantage of the many modules that are available for you to add more features, as well as optimize the performance of your e-commerce website.See the Prestashop modules.
The performance of Gandi's web hosting solutions is accelerated thanks to the use of a "Varnish" cache, that caches pages that are the most frequently visited on your site. This shortens the response time and increases the speed at which your pages load for your visitors.
Change the power of your hosting (from S+ to XXL) on the fly, by just clicking on a button. It is easy to meet the needs of a temporary or permanent increase in traffic.
Add up to 1TB of additional storage to your instance.
Gandi's datacenters are located in France and in Luxembourg. By default, Prestashop Simple hosting installations are deployed in France.
With S+ instances or higher, you can generate free SSL certificates in order to secure data transmission and reassure your website visitors. Learn more about certificates.
Your store is hosted at Gandi, and Prestashop is an open-source application. Only you have access to the data that is hosted, and so that of your customers, so that you are in control.
Prestashop is an open-source application, and so you can access and modify the source code (if you have the knowledge and need to do so). This helps you guarantee the reliability and stability of your e-commerce website.
How to install Prestashop on Simple Hosting?
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Choose the power of your Prestashop Simple Hosting instance. We recommend the M plan.
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Log into your Gandi account and select the domain name that you want to associate with your Prestashop website.
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Choose the complete address for your site (such as mystorage.example.com).
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Complete the checkout process and validate the email we send for the SSL Certificate.
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You will then receive an email with the information you need to finalize the configuration of your Prestashop website.
Prestashop web hosting, a dedicated tool for e-commerce sellers
What is PrestaShop?
To put it simply, PrestaShop is a technology used to create online shopping platforms for e-commerce websites. All web developers have to do is to set up various tabs such as promotions, best sellers or payment using a foreign currency.
Prestashop is quite simple to understand and get started with. The e-commerce website’s administrators – whether they’re web developers or not – have direct access to the back-office, from which they can manage their various add-ons. So what’s so special about Prestashop? Thanks to a number of automated functions available in the back-office, it is possible to do such things as creating a page, adding a button, deleting content, etc. without any technical knowledge.
The benefits of a Prestashop web hosting solution
Those who wish to deploy their own e-commerce website with Prestashop may choose Gandi’s Simple Hosting offer to do so. Gandi’s Prestashop web hosting solution is able to scale up in order to match increases in incoming traffic on your e-commerce website. While you may choose to launch your website using a Simple Hosting pack of size M, it is possible and even very simple to later upgrade it for a larger pack.
Optimized loading times for your web pages
Using “Varnish”, Gandi’s Prestashop web hosting solution can store your site’s most popular pages in cache. This way, your most visited pages are made quicker to load. This improvement in load times has been proven to bring great customer satisfaction.
100% secure European web-hosting service
In order to keep your data, as well as the various interactions and payments that take place on your e-commerce website safe, our servers are located in European data centers (specifically in the countries of France and Luxembourg). Our Prestashop web hosting solution is fully transparent, reliable and secure.
Simplified manual setup
While Wordpress’ set up process is done automatically, this is not true of other CMS such as Prestashop or Woocommerce. However, installing Prestashop on a Simple Hosting instance is very simple. All you will have to do is to go through the relevant tutorials we’ve put at our disposition and closely follow all of our instructions.
In short, choosing a Prestashop web hosting solution simplifies the processes one has to go through to deploy their e-commerce website. Prestashop distinguishes itself by being intuitive and simple to manage, making it an ideal alternative to more complex CMS such as Magento. The web hosting process may be done at very affordable prices and allows for a number of advantages.
Frequently asked questions
I don't know how much traffic my website will get. Which Prestashop Simple Hosting plan should I choose?
Can I use the Prestashop modules?
Yes, after you have installed Prestashop, you have full administrator permissions. You therefore have access to all of the modules that are available for your version. However, you should take care to not install too many modules, which can needlessly slow your site's performance.
I am having problems accessing my Simple Hosting instance, what can I do?
If you are experiencing difficulties in accessing your Simple Hosting instance, the login information related to your Prestashop installation is available on the administration page of your Simple Hosting instance on Gandi's website. If you are totally stuck, you can always contact our support team.
I am having problems configuring my Prestashop boutique, what can I do?
For difficulties you may be experiencing in the use and configuration of your Prestashop boutique, you will need to turn to the Prestashop community and search among their online help resources, forums, and tutorials. Gandi's Simple Hosting customers do not have access to the Prestashop Enterprise service, or the security and advantages of that offer, which is provided directly by Prestashop.
Can I update the version of Prestashop that is installed?
Yes, you can and must regularly update the version of your Prestashop. This is done directly from your Prestashop interface. Be careful to verify, however, that your Simple Hosting instance and the version of PHP/MySQL are compatible with the new version of Prestashop before you proceed.
I don't have a domain name at Gandi, how can I install a Prestashop website?
If your domain name is with another provider, you can still choose a Simple Hosting instance and manually install Prestashop on it. You must then manually configure the DNS records at your domain name provider to link to it.
If you don't have a domain name at all, you will need to register one before you can install your website. You can do this here.
Your e-commerce website at Gandi
Select one of your domain names at Gandi and follow the instructions. The installation is done automatically after the order has been placed. Your Prestashop site will then be ready in just a couple minutes.
Create a Prestashop boutique