How to install PrestaShop on a Cloud VPS

PrestaShop is a feature-rich open-source e-commerce platform for building and running your own online store.

On your own VPS you get dedicated performance for your site, full root access and none of the compromises of shared hosting.

One-click install on cloudlinux.ro

The fastest way: PrestaShop installs automatically at the first boot of a new server.

1. Create a Cloud VPS from the control panel.
2. In the configuration step, pick PrestaShop from the app catalog.
3. Start the server. The install runs in the background for a few minutes and its status shows on the server page.
4. Access details and generated passwords are saved on the server in /root/app-credentials.txt. The app will be available on port 80.

Manual install on any Ubuntu server

If you prefer doing it yourself, below is the exact script our automatic install runs. Execute it as root on a fresh Ubuntu server (24.04 recommended). It stops at the first error, and when it finishes you will find the access details in /root/app-credentials.txt.

export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
DB_PASS=$(openssl rand -base64 24 | tr -dc 'A-Za-z0-9' | cut -c1-20)
docker network create presta
docker volume create presta_db
docker volume create presta_app
docker run -d --name presta-db --restart=always --network presta \
  -e MYSQL_DATABASE=prestashop -e MYSQL_USER=prestashop -e MYSQL_PASSWORD="$DB_PASS" -e MYSQL_RANDOM_ROOT_PASSWORD=1 \
  -v presta_db:/var/lib/mysql mysql:8
IP=$(hostname -I | awk '{print $1}')
docker run -d --name prestashop --restart=always --network presta -p 80:80 \
  -e DB_SERVER=presta-db -e DB_NAME=prestashop -e DB_USER=prestashop -e DB_PASSWD="$DB_PASS" \
  -v presta_app:/var/www/html prestashop/prestashop:latest
printf 'PrestaShop: http://%s\nFinalizeaza instalarea la prima accesare.\nBaza de date: server presta-db, baza prestashop, utilizator prestashop, parola %s\nDupa instalare sterge folderul install conform instructiunilor PrestaShop.\n' "$IP" "$DB_PASS" > /root/app-credentials.txt

You can also save this script as a recipe in your account and reuse it on any new server.