What's installed on your WooCommerce server?
- WordPress 7 with WooCommerce active; the admin area starts in Turkish and you can switch it under Settings
- Shop, cart and checkout pages, created automatically
- MariaDB 11 database
- HTTPS through Caddy: the store opens on an sslip.io address based on your IP, so a domain is optional
- WP-CLI command-line tool
- PHP limits: 256 MB memory, 64 MB uploads
- Firewall with only ports 22, 80 and 443 open
What size do you need for WooCommerce?
WooCommerce doesn't publish a server RAM figure. It asks for a 256 MB WordPress memory limit, which applies to a single request, not your whole server. As a rule of thumb, start a new store on 4 GB and 2 vCores, look at 8 GB once you have thousands of products and regular campaigns, and 16 GB for a busy store. Cart and checkout pages can't be cached, so a store needs more resources than a blog with the same traffic.
| Use | Size | Price | Choose |
|---|---|---|---|
| New store | 4 GB RAM · 2 vCore · 60 GB NVMe | $6.89/mo | |
| Growing store | 8 GB RAM · 4 vCore · 120 GB NVMe | $13.62/mo | |
| Busy store | 16 GB RAM · 8 vCore · 200 GB NVMe | $25.15/mo |
Who is it for?
- Small businesses opening their first online store
- WordPress users who want the shop in the dashboard they already know
- Stores that keep running into memory or PHP limits on shared hosting
- Sellers who'd rather choose their own payment and shipping plugins
- Stores with customers in Turkey that should run on a server in Istanbul
What happens after you order?
- Set the size and complete your payment.
- Your server starts and WordPress with WooCommerce installs itself. Wait for the App row on the Overview tab to say WooCommerce is ready.
- Open the admin address and log in with the Login and Password rows. The login is yonetici, Turkish for admin. If you change your password, the panel keeps showing the original one.
- Set your currency, payment methods, shipping and taxes under WooCommerce > Settings, then add your products.
- Add an SMTP plugin for order emails, place a test order, then start selling.
With every server
- Daily backups included in the price
- Unlimited traffic
- Full root access
- Scale RAM and CPU up or down later, and grow the disk
- Location: Istanbul · IST-1.
Good to know
- No payment method is switched on for you. Signing up with a provider, adding its plugin and testing a payment are your steps.
- Outgoing email isn't set up. Add an SMTP plugin and an email service so order emails reach your customers.
- WooCommerce itself is free, but paid extensions and themes aren't part of the server price.
- Keeping WordPress, WooCommerce, themes and plugins up to date is your responsibility.
- If you restore a nightly backup, orders placed after it are gone. Dump the database more often during the day.
- If a certificate can't be issued, the store opens over http. WooCommerce requires HTTPS, so check the address before you start selling.
WooCommerce questions and answers
How much RAM does WooCommerce need?
WooCommerce has no official RAM figure. As a rule of thumb, 4 GB and 2 vCores is a good start for a new store. As products, plugins and campaigns grow, you scale the server up from your panel.
How do I add payment methods to WooCommerce?
Go to WooCommerce > Settings > Payments in the admin area. To take cards, install your payment provider's WooCommerce plugin and enter the details from your contract. Provider fees aren't included in the price.
Why aren't my WooCommerce order emails going out?
The WooCommerce install doesn't define a mail server. Add an SMTP plugin and enter the details of an email service. WooCommerce's own documentation also recommends a separate SMTP provider.
Can I move my existing WooCommerce store here?
Yes. Create a package with a migration plugin on the old site and upload it to the new WordPress, using SFTP if it's larger than 64 MB. Stop taking orders on the old store during the move, or orders placed in between won't come across.
Can I scale up for a sale and back down afterwards?
Yes. On your panel's Size tab you raise RAM, CPU and disk and pay the difference for the remaining days. The server restarts once, and your data and IP address stay the same. Afterwards you can lower RAM and CPU, which takes effect at the end of the billing period. Disk can't shrink.
Can I use my own domain for the store?
Yes. Point the A record at your server's IP address, add the new address to the HTTPS settings, then change both address fields under Settings > General. The domain article in our knowledge base has the steps.