Shopware Hosting, Installation and Operations
WZ-IT operates Shopware as a business-critical commerce platform with controlled deployments, backups, monitoring and agreed recovery processes.
- OperationManaged Hosting
- Monitoring24/7
- Service Levelselectable as needed
About the technology
Design the shop, data and integrations together
A production shop depends on catalogue, orders, payments, search, media, ERP, plugins and front end. Changes must be deployed without data loss and with predictable interruption.
We assess the current estate, load profile, integrations and release process and design hosting, migration or takeover according to criticality.
Shopware under controlled platform operations
Catalogue and sales channels
Operate products, variants, prices and channels as the technical foundation of the shop.Control deployments
Reproducibly deploy code, themes, plugins, configuration and database migrations.Process load and jobs
Size caches, queues, search and background tasks for order and import load.Integrate systems
Connect ERP, PIM, payment, shipping, search and custom services through defined interfaces.Monitor operations
Monitor availability, errors, resources, certificates and technical core processes.APIs and extensions
Integrate headless front ends, apps and custom extensions with clear upgrade boundaries.Migration and takeover
Assess existing data and configuration, migrate them in a test run and move to managed operations through a controlled cutover.Identity and secure access
Secure SSO, roles, administrative paths and external access for the application and existing infrastructure.Backup and recovery
Back up all stateful components consistently and document the recovery path for the agreed scope.Updates, monitoring and operations
Monitor and update the application and its technical dependencies and operate them under the agreed service level.
Operations beyond installation
Operate Shopware as a business-critical commerce platform
Shop, database, search, cache, queues, media, plugins, payments and ERP integrations form one production stack.
Commerce platform
Deploy Shopware, storefront, administration and workers.Payments and ERP
Secure critical interfaces, webhooks and credentials.Catalogue and orders
Protect database, media, search and queues consistently.Release operations
Control plugins, migrations, performance and recovery.
Area
Responsibility for platform and commerce processes
WZ-IT operates the technical platform; catalogue, tax, legal content and fulfilment remain customer-owned.
| Area | Responsibility | Scope and boundaries |
|---|---|---|
| Shopware stack | WZ-IT | Deployment, database, cache, search, queue and monitoring. |
| Backups and releases | WZ-IT | Consistent backup, tested rollout and rollback. |
| Plugins and integrations | Shared | We assess technology; the customer supplies contracts and workflows. |
| Load and business tests | Shared | We test infrastructure while the customer validates checkout. |
| Catalogue and legal content | Customer | Products, prices, tax and legal approval remain customer-owned. |
| Custom development | Optional WZ-IT service | Themes, plugins and middleware are scoped separately. |
Hosting & operations
How much does hosting for Shopware cost?
We combine the right compute size with ongoing operations, backups, monitoring and a service level appropriate for the criticality of Shopware. High availability and recovery targets are designed separately where needed.
Hosting for Shopware in Germany: GDPR-compliant operations
- One managed standard application included
- Dedicated compute workload in S, M, L or XL
- Subdomain on wz-it.cloud included
- German provider, German data centres, no US clouds
- ISO 27001-certified and BSI C5-attested data centres
- 99.9 % standard availability per month
- CVE and security-advisory monitoring for the operating system and managed application, regular updates, and priority deployment of available patches for critical vulnerabilities
- Central collection of agreed system and operations logs with immutable retention
- Daily backup with 7-day retention
- 5 TB outbound traffic per workload and month
- 24/7 proactive monitoring
- Five clearly separated service levels
- 24/7 P1 response with Production or Critical
- Personal technical contact
All prices are net and exclude statutory VAT. The offers are addressed to businesses. All on-premises options
Other options
Try it free for 7 daysRequest a test instance
We set up a test instance for you, usually on the next business day. No payment details required. After seven days it is deleted unless you continue.
Request a test instance →Bring Your Own InfrastructureInstallation on Your Infrastructure
Installation on your own infrastructure · On-premise or in your cloud · Control over data location and access · Custom configuration · Complete documentation · Initial setup & configuration · Optional support and maintenance contract
Request a proposal →On-premises optionRun Shopware on hardware at your organisation
As an alternative to managed hosting in the data centre, WZ-IT provides the hardware, configures Shopware, and handles hardening, monitoring, updates, backup and technical support. Access can be limited to the internal network or enabled through VPN and existing identities.
View WZ-IT App Node →Sizing and deployment
Size Shopware by catalogue, traffic and integrations
Products, visitors, orders, media, search and background jobs determine architecture.
| Usage scenario | Technical starting point | Key factors |
|---|---|---|
| Small specialist shop | Technical assessment | Edition, storefront and plugins are reviewed. |
| Growing shop with ERP | Dedicated commerce stack | Database, cache, search and queue are sized. |
| Campaign peaks | Load test | Checkout, search and APIs are tested. |
| Revenue-critical platform | HA and recovery design | Redundancy, rollback and response are agreed. |
- Edition, traffic, catalogue, plugins and availability are reviewed before a proposal.
Sizing and deployment
Shopware deployment models
Location follows reach, integrations and availability objectives.
Dedicated WZ-IT commerce platform
Individually sized European stack.Your cloud
Operation in your account.On-premises
For internal B2B or special integration scenarios.Hybrid
Secure connections between shop and back-office systems.
Target architecture
Separate storefront, commerce core and back office
Public traffic, order data and internal systems receive defined network and release paths.
Customers and employees
Storefront, administration and APIs.
CDN, WAF and gateway
TLS, caching, rate limits and restricted admin access.
Customer and admin accounts
Separate roles and MFA for administration.
Shopware
Catalogue, channels, checkout, orders, plugins and APIs.
Database, search and cache
Transactions, indexes and performance services.
Media and backups
Product assets and consistent copies.
Payment, ERP and logistics
External systems through monitored interfaces.
Vendor plans, commercial plugins and third-party transaction fees are separate from technical operations.
Role in the overall system
Related services for Shopware
This page covers installation and the agreed platform operations for Shopware. Custom code, the access layer and special confidentiality requirements remain clearly separated responsibilities that can be added when needed.
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View the overall systemFrequently asked questions about Shopware hosting
Answers about sizing, plugins, migration and operations.
- Traffic, catalogue, plugins, search, payments and availability materially change the stack.
- Yes. Core and agreed plugins follow testing, backup, rollout and rollback.
- Yes. We assess code, data, media, domains and integrations.
- No. Vendor plans and commercial extensions are shown separately.
- Yes. ERP, PIM, payment and middleware can be scoped separately.
Knowledge
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Reviews & projects
Client feedback and projects worldwide
WZ-IT moved our studio infrastructure from decentralised individual devices to a central platform: every site is securely connected via VPN, new devices are onboarded automatically and an entire site is provisioned from a template, without manual steps on location. What impressed me most is the breadth and depth of their knowledge: Timo and Robin are not a typical IT provider who sets up a server and leaves. The two of them think their way into highly complex infrastructure and software topics, work through every requirement we put in front of them, and build networking, provisioning and operations so that everything fits together in the end. WZ-IT is an excellent partner for complex software, network and architecture projects.
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WZ-IT designs, develops and operates infrastructure and software for clients in Germany and internationally. We deliver projects remotely and continue supporting them in ongoing operations after go-live.
Selected projects
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Hosting & operations
Enquire about hosting and operations for Shopware
Briefly describe the current state and objective for Shopware. We assess infrastructure, integration, and ongoing operations.
- Straight with Timo and Robin - no sales team, no pitch
- An honest take, including when we are not the right fit
- Concrete next steps for infrastructure, software or AI
No risk: worst case, you leave with a clearer understanding of your project than before.
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