Choosing the right Magento 2 hosting

Choosing the best web hosting for your needs is one of the key components to having a successful online business, especially when your business is running on Magento 2.

Past Magento 2 installation experiences made us deal with a lot of low performance, unsecured, unoptimized servers that transformed the eCommerce business in a time-consuming experience with server issues for both the client and also for the development team.

Possibly the easiest and smartest decision is to choose a hosting provider among the official Magento hosting partners. These companies have vast expertise within the platform and are not only able to provide the required environment, but can also ensure technical assistance during the installation and deployment phases, or even fix some technical issues. It’s certainly a great advantage.

The WeltPixel top choices for Magento 2 managed hosting are Nexcess Cloud Hosting, Aspiration Hosting, and RoseHosting.

Our preferred hosting provider, Nexcess, the original Magento web hosting provider, implemented a Secure Isolated Platform (SIP) which is an entirely self-contained and fine-tuned eCommerce hosting environment. Their SIPs include a ready-to-launch Magento store with the most current release and optimizations for maximum performance. Nexcess offers a full range of Magento 1.x and 2.x hosting options in the US, UK, Netherlands, and Australia.

If you're interested in using Nexcess as your hosting partner, or are just looking for a great personalized offer, simply fill out this form and we'll have one of our contacts at Nexcess reach out to you!

RoseHosting offers fully-managed Magento VPS hosting powered by enterprise-grade PCIe 4.0 NVMEs. All hosting plans have 100% uptime, free 24/7 fully-managed support, free website migration, free backups, and free server monitoring, security, and optimization. Get 50% off the first 6 months as well as 2 weekly backups on managed Magento VPS hosting using the coupon code WELTPIXEL50.

Aspiration specializes in high-performance Cloud hosting services with the main focus on Magento Hosting solutions, as well as other PHP Applications like SimpleMachines Forum (SMF), WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc.

Main issues we encountered when installing Magento 2 themes and extensions on random unoptimized Magento hosting

• Not meeting minimum Magento requirements, details here.
• Incompatible PHP version with Magento version installed on the server.
• Incorrect Apache configuration for Magento version installed on the server.
• Missing required PHP extensions, only partial extensions installed.
• PHP OPCache not enabled on the server, generating critical performance issues.
• Incompatible MySQL version with Magento requirements.
• Only partial necessary services installed on server's operating system.
• Out of date operating system.
• Incorrect permissions setup.
• Low performance servers leading to very long time necessary to make basic configurations.
• Difficulties configuring credentials and whitelisting due to improper hosting firewall settings.
• Incorrect domain configuration or domain settings not working properly.
• Xdebug installed on production server, can affect access to the storefront or Magento Admin.
• Mod security false positive limitations, not able to save products, pages or changes in Magento 2.
• Other random server-specific issues.

WeltPixel top considerations for a good Magento 2 hosting partner

1. Mod Security False Positive limitations

Magento 2 often triggers False Positive Mod Security exceptions in PCI compliant hosting, leading to an inability to save/edit products, CMS pages, settings, or even access the store. A good hosting partner should be able to quickly whitelist false positives. PCI compliance is also essential for security and payment compatibility.

2. Store Performance

Magento is resource-intensive. A specialized hosting provider can significantly improve customer experience by combining powerful hardware with optimized software configurations (DB tuning, OS tuning, web server optimization, caching, backup strategy).

3. Hosting experience with Magento

Choose a provider experienced with Magento 2 hosting. It ensures faster resolutions to issues and smoother collaboration with your developers.

4. Support Quality

Good support means 24/7 availability with knowledgeable staff. Look for providers offering migration, Magento installation, monitoring, patching, and upgrades as part of their support.

5. Scalability

Your hosting should grow with your business. Smooth scaling options prevent downtime and unnecessary migration issues.

6. Security and PCI Compliance

E-commerce hosting must prioritize PCI compliance, keep applications updated, and use firewalls and intrusion detection. Security reports from the host can help developers quickly address vulnerabilities.

7. Backups

Automatic daily backups, redundancy, and continuous protection are crucial for disaster recovery. Check how long backups are retained and how quickly they can be restored.

Updated on: 17/09/2025