{"id":539,"date":"2025-06-27T21:01:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T19:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elektronicar.eu\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/overcoming-delivery-obstacles\/"},"modified":"2025-09-07T12:23:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-07T11:23:05","slug":"server_and_domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elektronicar.eu\/index.php\/2025\/06\/27\/server_and_domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Servers and Domains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny.jpg?resize=500%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-920 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Choosing the right domain and server for your online store is not just a technical decision, but also a strategic one. These choices directly affect performance, security, SEO, and ultimately \u2013 your sales and customer experience. WooCommerce and PrestaShop are two of the most popular open-source e-commerce platforms. Each has its strengths and different server requirements, which is why selecting the right infrastructure is crucial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At <strong>Elektronicar LTD<\/strong>, we have years of experience implementing and optimizing online stores \u2013 here\u2019s what you need to know before you decide.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>1. How to Choose the Right Domain?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Your domain is the digital storefront of your brand \u2013 it impacts both SEO and customer trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Domain type (TLD):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Local (<code>.pl<\/code>, <code>.de<\/code>, <code>.fr<\/code>) \u2013 best for targeting a specific market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Global (<code>.com<\/code>, <code>.store<\/code>, <code>.shop<\/code>) \u2013 if you plan to sell internationally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regional (<code>.eu<\/code>) \u2013 perfect for covering the entire EU market.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Technical aspects:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>DNS Anycast<\/strong> \u2013 for faster response times worldwide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>DNSSEC<\/strong> \u2013 adds a layer of protection against spoofing and cache poisoning.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SSL\/TLS certificate<\/strong> \u2013 essential for SEO and customer data protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEO aspects:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid changing domains often \u2013 every migration risks losing SEO rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep the domain <strong>short, memorable, and trustworthy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny1-1.jpg?resize=600%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-922 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny1-1.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny1-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny1-1.jpg?resize=8%2C12&amp;ssl=1 8w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>2. Server Requirements \u2013 WooCommerce vs. PrestaShop<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W2. Server Requirements \u2013 WooCommerce vs. PrestaShop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">WooCommerce (WordPress + e-commerce plugin)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PHP:<\/strong> min. 8.1, recommended 8.2+.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Database:<\/strong> MySQL 8.0 \/ MariaDB 10.6+.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> 2 GB+ for stable performance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Caching:<\/strong> Redis, Memcached, CDN.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>WooCommerce is flexible and perfect for small to medium-sized stores, but it requires strong optimization when traffic grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PrestaShop<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PHP:<\/strong> 8.1 (most stable).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>RAM:<\/strong> at least 4 GB, ideally 8 GB for large product catalogs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Database:<\/strong> MySQL\/MariaDB with InnoDB.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extras:<\/strong> Elasticsearch for advanced search, Redis for caching.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>PrestaShop is better suited for large catalogs (tens or hundreds of thousands of products).<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny-internetowe.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-923 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny-internetowe.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny-internetowe.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny-internetowe.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny-internetowe.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny-internetowe.jpg?resize=18%2C12&amp;ssl=1 18w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny-internetowe.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/domeny-internetowe.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"564\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia-1.jpg?resize=564%2C752&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-925 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia-1.jpg?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia-1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia-1.jpg?resize=9%2C12&amp;ssl=1 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 564px) 100vw, 564px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>3. What Hosting Should You Choose?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cloud (AWS, GCP, OVHcloud, Hetzner)<\/strong> \u2013 scalable, flexible, ideal for international e-commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Shared hosting<\/strong> \u2013 only suitable for testing or micro-stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VPS<\/strong> \u2013 best price-to-performance ratio (starting from 2 vCPU \/ 2 GB RAM for WooCommerce, 4 vCPU \/ 4 GB RAM for PrestaShop).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dedicated server<\/strong> \u2013 for very large stores with heavy traffic.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>4. Key Server Configuration Elements<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Monitoring:<\/strong> Prometheus + Grafana, New Relic, SQL query analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PHP OPcache<\/strong> and optimized parameters (<code>memory_limit<\/code>, <code>max_execution_time<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Caching (Redis\/Memcached) + CDN (Cloudflare, BunnyCDN)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Security:<\/strong> WAF, backups, environment separation (dev\/staging\/prod).<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia1.jpg?resize=640%2C476&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-926 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia1.jpg?w=736&amp;ssl=1 736w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia1.jpg?resize=600%2C446&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia1.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/serwerownia1.jpg?resize=16%2C12&amp;ssl=1 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>5. Recommendations for Different Store Sizes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Large store (100k+ products):<\/strong> PrestaShop or WooCommerce in a cloud architecture, load balancer + clustered database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Small store (up to 500 products):<\/strong> WooCommerce + VPS 2 vCPU \/ 2 GB RAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Medium store (up to 20k products):<\/strong> PrestaShop + VPS 4\u20138 vCPU \/ 8 GB RAM + CDN.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Hour-TV-VJ-LOOP-NEON-Blue-Color-metallic-tunnel-Abstract-Background-Video-Motion-4k-Screensaver.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-927 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Hour-TV-VJ-LOOP-NEON-Blue-Color-metallic-tunnel-Abstract-Background-Video-Motion-4k-Screensaver.jpg?resize=576%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Hour-TV-VJ-LOOP-NEON-Blue-Color-metallic-tunnel-Abstract-Background-Video-Motion-4k-Screensaver.jpg?resize=600%2C1067&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Hour-TV-VJ-LOOP-NEON-Blue-Color-metallic-tunnel-Abstract-Background-Video-Motion-4k-Screensaver.jpg?resize=169%2C300&amp;ssl=1 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Hour-TV-VJ-LOOP-NEON-Blue-Color-metallic-tunnel-Abstract-Background-Video-Motion-4k-Screensaver.jpg?resize=7%2C12&amp;ssl=1 7w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.elektronicar.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/10-Hour-TV-VJ-LOOP-NEON-Blue-Color-metallic-tunnel-Abstract-Background-Video-Motion-4k-Screensaver.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The domain and server are the foundation of every online store. Poor infrastructure choices can slow down your website, limit scalability, and reduce sales. WooCommerce is ideal for smaller projects, while PrestaShop is better for complex stores with extensive catalogs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>   If choosing the right domain, server, and configuration seems overwhelming \u2013 let us help you. At <strong>Elektronicar LTD<\/strong>, we select the best infrastructure, handle installation, and optimize your environment so your store runs <strong>fast, stable, and secure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing the right domain and server for your online store is not just a technical decision, but also a strategic one. These choices directly affect performance, security, SEO, and ultimately \u2013 your sales and customer experience. WooCommerce and PrestaShop are two of the most popular open-source e-commerce platforms. 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