# Magento hosting

Source: https://www.fortrabbit.com/software/magento
Published: 2026-11-09
Reviewed: 2026-11-09

> Magento Open Source hosting on a managed PHP platform: git-push deploys, MySQL and persistent media, with OpenSearch from an external provider.


## About Magento

Magento is a PHP e-commerce platform owned by Adobe. Magento Open Source is the free edition under the OSL 3.0 license; Adobe Commerce is the paid one. Mage-OS is a community distribution of the open source code.

## Magento on fortrabbit

Magento runs on fortrabbit without a software template of its own. Deploy with git push and run `setup:upgrade`, `setup:di:compile` and `setup:static-content:deploy` as post-deploy commands. The database settings live in `app/etc/env.php`. Media in `pub/media` stays in place across deploys.

Two parts come from outside fortrabbit: the OpenSearch service and the Composer access keys. Magento is heavy on PHP memory and MySQL, so size the components above the smallest plans.

## FAQ

### Does Magento run without OpenSearch?

**No** — Magento 2.4 does not install without OpenSearch or Elasticsearch, and fortrabbit does not host one. Book a managed OpenSearch service with a provider and point Magento at it.

### How does the build reach repo.magento.com?

**Access keys** — Composer needs Magento Marketplace access keys to install the packages. Store them as environment variables and write an auth.json in the build. Mage-OS installs from a public mirror without keys.

### Can I try Magento hosting before paying?

**Yes** — Start a free trial — seven days, no credit card — and deploy a Magento Open Source store.

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- [Composer private repos](/dev/learn/composer-private-repos)