How it helps your business
Best for:Mid-market RetailersB2B Wholesale DistributorsMulti-vendor Marketplace PlatformsCustom E-commerce VenturesHigh-growth D2C Brands
Bagisto is the e-commerce framework designed for organizations that demand the performance and reliability of Laravel. By combining the world's most popular PHP framework with the versatility of Vue.js, Bagisto provides an elite foundation for building scalable, high-conversion online stores. Whether you're launching a standard B2C shop or a complex B2B multi-vendor marketplace, Bagisto's modular architecture ensures you have the power and flexibility needed to succeed.
The platform stands out for its comprehensive native feature set. Unlike other frameworks that require expensive upgrades, Bagisto includes multi-inventory management, multi-channel support, and robust B2B tools in its core. Its headless-ready architecture ensures that your commerce data is easily accessible via modern APIs, allowing you to power everything from mobile apps to innovative frontend experiences with ease.
Self-hosting Bagisto provides brands with a secure, professional-grade commerce engine that they control entirely, benefiting from the massive Laravel ecosystem and a growing community of e-commerce experts.
Key Benefits
- Laravel Power: Leverage the stability, security, and developer ecosystem of the Laravel framework.
- B2B & Marketplaces: Native professional features for the most demanding business models.
- Extreme Flexibility: Easily modify or extend any part of the platform with standard Laravel patterns.
- Headless Ready: Robust APIs for building modern, decoupled frontend experiences.
- Mobile Optimized: Integrated PWA support for high-engagement mobile shopping.
Production Architecture Overview
A production Bagisto environment typically includes:
- PHP-FPM: Running the Bagisto application core (PHP 8.2+).
- MySQL / MariaDB: The primary relational database (v8.0+).
- Redis: Used for caching, session management, and job queuing.
- Elasticsearch: (Optional) for advanced catalog search and filtering.
- Nginx: The standard web server and reverse proxy.
- S3 / MinIO: For persistent storage of product images and assets.
How we deploy this for you
Security Hardened
Firewalls, SSL, and hardened kernels out of the box.
Performance Tuned
Optimized for speed with cache and DB fine-tuning.
Automated Backups
Daily off-site backups so you never lose your data.
Private Cloud
You own the server and the data. No middleman.
Implementation Blueprint
Prerequisites
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
sudo apt install docker.io docker-compose -y
sudo systemctl enable docker
sudo systemctl start dockershell
Docker Compose Production Setup
This configuration runs the Bagisto core along with MySQL and Redis.
version: '3'
services:
app:
image: bagisto/bagisto:latest
ports:
- "80:80"
environment:
- APP_ENV=production
- DB_CONNECTION=mysql
- DB_HOST=db
- DB_PORT=3306
- DB_DATABASE=bagisto
- DB_USERNAME=root
- DB_PASSWORD=password
- REDIS_HOST=redis
depends_on:
- db
- redis
volumes:
- bagisto_data:/var/www/html/public/storage
restart: always
db:
image: mysql:8
environment:
- MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=password
- MYSQL_DATABASE=bagisto
volumes:
- db_data:/var/lib/mysql
restart: always
redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
restart: always
volumes:
bagisto_data:
db_data:Kubernetes Production Deployment (Recommended)
Bagisto is highly scalable on Kubernetes using standard deployments for PHP and the database.
# Deploy app and workers as separate pods
kubectl create deployment bagisto-app --image=your-bagisto-image:latest
kubectl expose deployment bagisto-app --port=80Benefits:
- Scalable Web Workers: Scale the PHP-FPM pods automatically to handle high-traffic promotional events.
- Zero-Downtime Deployments: Use rolling updates to release new features and security patches without interruption.
- Durable Storage: Use cloud-native databases and object storage (S3) for maximum data reliability.
Scaling Strategy
- Faceted Search: For catalogs over 5,000 products, always implement Elasticsearch to maintain search performance.
- Asynchronous Jobs: Use Redis and Laravel's native queue workers to handle heavy tasks like email sending and image processing.
- Database Tuning: Regularly optimize your MySQL instance with proper indexing and use read-replicas for catalog browsing.
- Global Delivery: Serve all static assets and product images through a high-performance CDN.
Backup & Safety
- Database Dumps: Automate daily MySQL backups and verify their integrity regularly.
- Storage Snapshots: Regularly snapshot the persistent volumes used for product media and storage.
- HTTPS Enforcement: Always run your store behind a secure reverse proxy with SSL/TLS enabled.
- Environment Security: Securely manage your Laravel
.envsecrets using Kubernetes Secrets or a dedicated secret manager.
Includes Security & performance standards
Best place to host Bagisto
We recommend Hostinger for its reliability and low cost. It's the perfect home for your new apps, featuring easy setup and 24/7 support.
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