fortrabbit
PHP hosting for developers.
Running on AWS. Serving worldwide.
Private by design. No cookies.
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Managed PHP cloud hosting since 2012. For freelancers, agencies, startups, agents and you.
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A dashboard for developers #
Deployments, logs, metrics and team access for every app, in one dashboard.
Demo: screenshots of the dashboard, from the home screen over an app and its environments to deployments, people, and teams.https://dash.fortrabbit.com/
Agent interfaces #
Coding agents create environments, sync files and read deploy logs through the MCP server, agent skills and the CLI.
Demo: a developer using fortrabbit agent skills and the MCP server to start a project, sync files, download the database, create an environment, and read a deploy log.~/my-craft-app — agent
Different by design #
Features
Benefits
Solutions
Supported software #
Any PHP framework or CMS runs. The ones listed come with a preset and setup guides in the docs.
Forget servers #
An app groups the environments of one project. Each environment is an isolated runtime with its own components, domain and Git branch.
- App
- Environment
- Data center
- Collaboration
- Git repo
- Git branch
- Software
- Payment method
- Free trial
Takas
EU
agency-a/takas6 developers2 teams
productionmain
developmentdev
stagingstg
Bucks project 🦄
EU
agency-a/bucks3 developers1 team
prodmain
My new idea
US
trial
1 developer
No payment method
main
Deployment #
Connect your GitHub account. Software is detected and configured. Deploy with git push.
- Deployment
- Status
- Commit
- Time
- Developer
- Team
- Target
- Trigger
dp-e3d34Cleanup
Lusineh Iuno / Park Jun
Takas / productionmanualdp-a3d33Fix issue for real
Lusineh Iuno / Park Jun
Takas / productionmanualdp-9ed32Fix issue
Lusineh Iuno / Park Jun
Takas / productiongit pushdp-c3d3aDependencies update
Kae Art / Frontend
Bucks project / prodgit pushdp-63d3aStyles
Lusineh Iuno / B Agency
AG website / staginggit pushdp-7ac21Bump dependencies
Lusineh Iuno / Park Jun
Takas / productiongit pushdp-4bc18Add caching layer for API responses
Kae Art / Park Jun
Takas / productionmanualMetrics #
Get insights with server-side performance data, no JS and no cookies required.
Logs #
Your errors never looked that great. Stream PHP, Apache, and access logs live. Filter by level, method, status, or free text.
SSH and SFTP #
Not like other clouds. Persistent storage and the unix tools you already know. Push code with Git, sync assets with rsync, jump in with ssh.
Demo: a developer using rsync over SSH to sync assets, then logging in to the fortrabbit environment to inspect storage.~/my-craft-app — local
Collaboration #
Map real world relations. Collaborate with other developers in teams. Share payment methods. Invite business owners to pay.
- Person
- Team
- Payment method
- Client
- Payment type
- Costs preview
- Currency
- Country
- VAT
People
LI
Lusineh Iuno
3 apps2 teams2 payment methods
EJ
Emma Johnson
client
2 apps1 payment method
ZS
Zak Stanley
1 app1 teamNo payment methods
Teams
AA
Agency A
3 apps
5 members
1 payment method
F
Frontend
2 apps
2 members
1 payment method
Payment methods
Agency A INC
No VAT
US$22.42
1 app4 people1 team
Me, myself and I
21% VAT
AT€10
1 app1 person1 team
Regions #
We host in Ireland (EU) and Virginia (US). Select the data center location for each new app.
About us #
fortrabbit is independent and funded by paying customers. We are a small, international team rooted in Berlin.
Web hosting runs on greed and dark patterns. We're in it for something better.
CEO at fortrabbit
Ask us #
We usually reply within a couple of hours. Say hi.
Ask AI about us #
Get a second opinion from your favorite chat bot buddy on fortrabbit.
- 14years in business
- 99.98%uptime
- < 2hmedian support reply
- 100%bootstrapped, no VC
What customers say #
I just wanted to say that the documentation that you guys have and the service you provided me while I was initially setting everything up was probably the best I've encountered in my 20-ish years of front-end web development. Your dashboard is super simple and it has all of the right things for someone like me, and none of the fluff that isn't necessary.
As a design and development studio, managing and maintaining servers used to take a big chunk of our time, especially when things went wrong or major updates were needed. Passing that responsibility to fortrabbit, who are absolute experts and have a specialist team, was a game changer. The service is faultlessly stable, support is always fantastic & prompt and it scales with the click of a button. The whole experience is so scarily smooth! The time they have saved us could not be more valuable.
I've been a fortrabbit customer for seven years, and I continue to appreciate its simplicity and reliability. Deploying Laravel applications is incredibly fast and intuitive: projects are online in just a few steps, without wasting time managing infrastructure. Support is always quick, knowledgeable, and practical. fortrabbit lets me focus on development, knowing everything else is in excellent hands.
AS
2026 — Direct feedback
Frequently asked #
Who is fortrabbit for?Developers
How is fortrabbit different from a server managed with Laravel Forge?No server
No server - Forge sets up and manages a server that you rent. Operating system upgrades and the server bill stay with you. On fortrabbit we run the hosts, and Laravel hosting is billed per component of each environment.
#Can an AI agent work with fortrabbit?Yes
Yes - Coding agents such as Claude Code or Codex connect to the fortrabbit MCP server to create environments and read deploy logs. The agent skills and the CLI handle the work over SSH, such as syncing files and pulling the database.
#Can I test without a credit card?Yes
Yes - Every new app starts with a seven-day free trial, with all components in all sizes and no credit card. Add a payment method to keep the app after the trial.
#Does fortrabbit scale automatically?Partly
Partly - With autoscaling on, storage, traffic and MySQL move up to the next size once usage passes the booked one, and back down when it drops. PHP and jobs keep their booked size; change it in the dashboard. Turn autoscaling off for a fixed price.
#Can I use an external database?Yes
Yes - A PHP app can connect to a database from another provider, such as PlanetScale or Neon. Port 3306 is open for outgoing connections by default; open other ports in the outgoing firewall setting. A database in the same AWS region as the app keeps latency low.
#Can a client pay without developer access?Yes
Yes - A client account is for the person who pays. Clients see the invoices and manage billing for the apps they are added to, without access to the code.
#Can I have root access?No
No - fortrabbit is a PHP PaaS. SSH access runs in a jailed shell without root, and WebSocket connections are not supported.
#Can I cancel easily?Yes
Yes - Cancel the account, an app, an environment or a single component at any time in the dashboard. It takes effect immediately, and billing stops the next day.
#fortrabbit is managed PHP cloud hosting on AWS for Laravel, Craft CMS, WordPress, Symfony and most other PHP software. We run the PHP runtime, MySQL, SSL certs and daily backups. A push to the connected GitHub branch starts a Composer build, and the release goes live once it succeeds. An app holds several environments, each with SSH and SFTP access and its own test domain, so staging and production run the same code at different sizes. Apps run in Ireland or Virginia, billed per component and per day. fortrabbit is a bootstrapped GmbH in Berlin, operating since 2012.