Installing Shopware 6 on an Ubuntu Server: Step-by-Step Guide

Prerequisites

• A server with Ubuntu 24.04
• A user with sudo privileges
• A registered domain pointing to the server’s IP address

Installation: Install Nginx, MariaDB, and PHP-FPM

sudo apt install unzip nginx php8.3-fpm php8.3-mysql php8.3-curl php8.3-gd php8.3-xml php8.3-zip php8.3-opcache php8.3-mbstring php8.3-intl php8.3-cli mariadb-server

First, install the required packages.

Database: Create User and Table for Shopware

sudo mariadb

Start the MariaDB session.

CREATE DATABASE shopware;
CREATE USER 'shopware'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'secure-password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON shopware.* TO 'shopware'@'localhost';
EXIT;

Create the database and user.

Configure PHP-FPM

sudo nano /etc/php/8.3/fpm/php.ini

Edit the php.ini file.

memory_limit

512M

post_max_size

32M

upload_max_filesize

32M

sudo systemctl restart php8.3-fpm
sudo systemctl enable php8.3-fpm

Save the file and restart PHP-FPM.

Configure Nginx

sudo nano /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

Edit the default configuration file.

server {
	listen 80;
	index index.php;
	server_name example.com;
	client_max_body_size 32M;
	root /var/www/html/public;

	location /recovery/update/ {
		location /recovery/update/assets {
		}
		if (!-e $request_filename){
			rewrite . /recovery/update/index.php last;
		}
	}

	location / {
		try_files $uri /index.php$is_args$args;
	}

	location ~ ^/(index|shopware-installer\.phar)\.php(/|$) {
		fastcgi_split_path_info ^(.+\.php)(/.+)$;
		include fastcgi.conf;
		fastcgi_param HTTP_PROXY "";
		fastcgi_buffers 8 16k;
		fastcgi_buffer_size 32k;
		fastcgi_read_timeout 300s;
		client_body_buffer_size 128k;
		fastcgi_pass unix:/run/php/php8.3-fpm.sock;
	}
}

Replace the content with the recommended Shopware configuration, replacing example.com with your own domain.

Install Shopware 6

cd /var/www/html

Navigate to the web directory.

wget https://www.shopware.com/en/Download/redirect/version/sw6/file/install.zip
unzip install.zip
rm install.zip

Download Shopware and extract the archive.

sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html

Set the correct permissions.

sudo systemctl restart nginx

Restart Nginx.

Then, access your domain in a browser to start the installation wizard.

Conclusion: Installing Shopware 6 on an Ubuntu Server

With this guide, you have successfully installed and configured Shopware 6 on your Ubuntu server. You can now customize and expand your online shop. For further customizations and extensions, consult the official Shopware documentation.