Is PrestaShop suited to the Moroccan market?

Yes. PrestaShop supports Arabic, the dirham (MAD), local payment modules (CMI) and is very widespread in Morocco.

PrestaShop vs WooCommerce: which to choose?

PrestaShop is designed specifically for e-commerce — better for large catalogs and B2B. WooCommerce is perfect if you already have a WordPress site or a small catalog.

How much RAM for PrestaShop?

Minimum 2 GB for a medium-sized catalog. For 10,000+ products or high simultaneous traffic, 4 GB is recommended.

How do you migrate an existing PrestaShop store?

Export the database and the media from your current host. Import them onto the VPS. The ServOrbit team can perform this migration free of charge on request.

Build and run an online store.

PrestaShop

French-speaking open-source e-commerce — advanced catalog, multi-store and 5000+ modules.

2 GB RAM 2 vCPU Available

Source code

Tech stack

NginxPHP 8.1-FPMMariaDB

Minimum RAM2 GB

Minimum CPU2 vCPU

Compatible OSubuntu-24.04

PrestaShop is one of the most widely used open-source e-commerce platforms in France, the Maghreb and French-speaking Africa. Designed to be complete right out of the box, it includes advanced catalog management (variants, attributes, combinations), multi-store, promotions and discount codes, returns management and a powerful back office.

On your VPS, PrestaShop has the resources it deserves — unlike shared hosting where it can suffer from slowness. The template configures PHP-FPM, MariaDB and the cache settings recommended by PrestaShop for optimal performance.

Key features

Unlimited catalog with variants, attributes and combinations

Multi-store from a single installation

Advanced pricing rules and promotions

Over 5000 modules and themes in the AddOns store

Detailed reporting and statistics

Native multi-currency and multi-language support

When to use this solution?

1

Fashion or electronics store

Catalog with variants (size, color, storage) and faceted search engine.

2

B2B wholesaler

Pricing by customer group, minimum orders and access restricted to resellers.

3

Franchise network

Multi-store from a central installation with shared catalog and independent inventory.

Deploy PrestaShop on your VPS

Guide optimized for ServOrbit Cloud VPS.

01

Create the VPS

VPS with 2 GB RAM minimum. Select the "PrestaShop" template.

02

Launch the wizard

Point your domain to the VPS and go to votre-domaine.com/install. The wizard configures the database, the language and the administrator.

03

Delete the install folder

After installation, be sure to delete the install/ folder for security reasons.

04

Configure the cache

In Back Office > Advanced Parameters > Performance, enable Smarty and CCC caching (Concatenate, Compress, Cache).

05

Add your products

In Catalog > Products, start creating your catalog. Bulk import with a CSV file if needed.

Frequently asked questions

PrestaShop CMS is free and open source. The premium modules and themes in the AddOns Store are paid. No commission on sales.

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