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Laravel Hosting in Poland

Polish Laravel agencies often outgrow shared LAMP hosts and want EU-residency Docker hosting without learning Kubernetes. Hostim runs Laravel in Falkenstein, with typical RTT around 25 ms to Warsaw. Managed MySQL, queue worker as a separate app, no Forge bill.

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# docker-compose.yml
services:
  web:
    image: my-laravel-app
    environment:
      - APP_ENV=production
      - DB_CONNECTION=mysql
  db:
    image: mysql:8
  • 🇪🇺 Hosted in Germany, GDPR by default
  • 🐳 Run Docker apps (Compose supported)
  • 🗄️ Built-in MySQL, Postgres, Redis & volumes
  • 🔐 HTTPS, metrics, and isolation per project
  • 💳 Per-project cost tracking · from €2.5/month

Why Laravel on EU bare metal for Poland

Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks in Polish agency work, especially for client SaaS and internal tools. The typical migration path is shared LAMP → Forge + DigitalOcean → looking for an EU alternative. Hostim runs your Laravel Docker image (PHP-FPM + Nginx, or FrankenPHP) on bare metal in Falkenstein with managed MySQL attached. Queue workers run as a second container sharing the same image. Storage is on a persistent volume so php artisan storage:link survives deploys.

Latency, residency and Polish regulators

Latency. Typical RTT from Warsaw to our Falkenstein region is around 25 ms. Polish development teams skew strongly toward Laravel, Django and Spring. Many run workloads on local providers for latency, but EU-wide data residency is what regulated clients ask for. Falkenstein to Warsaw is typically 25 ms.

Regulator. UODO (Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych).

Local law. Ustawa o ochronie danych osobowych, the Polish national data protection act. Hostim is operated by HOSTIM.DEV UG, a German company, with all data in Falkenstein, Germany — there is no transfer outside the EU for application data.

Local alternatives you may have considered: Atman, Beyond.pl, home.pl, OVH-PL.

How Hostim runs Laravel

Laravel hosting was traditionally shared LAMP with FTP uploads. Modern Laravel deploys are container-based: PHP-FPM plus Nginx in one image, MySQL or PostgreSQL on a separate service, and a queue worker as a second container. Hostim runs this layout natively.

Deploy model

Push your Dockerfile. We run php artisan migrate on deploy, attach managed MySQL, and start a separate queue worker container that shares the same image. Storage is on a persistent volume — uploads survive deploys.

Common pitfalls

Two things often break: queue workers running as the same container as the web server (they should be separate), and the storage symlink not surviving a rebuild. Hostim solves both with explicit worker apps and persistent volumes.

Typical env vars

APP_KEY, APP_ENV, DB_CONNECTION, DB_HOST, QUEUE_CONNECTION

FAQ

Czy migrate z DigitalOcean lub Forge jest proste?

Tak. Jeśli masz Dockerfile dla aplikacji Laravel, na Hostim wystarczy wskazać repozytorium. Jeśli używasz Forge, najprostsza ścieżka to napisanie minimalnego Dockerfile z PHP-FPM + Nginx (lub FrankenPHP) i deploy stamtąd.

Where does the queue worker run?

As a separate app in the same project. Same Docker image, but the command is php artisan queue:work. Database, Redis and storage are shared automatically through env vars.

Czy artisan storage:link działa po redeployu?

Tak — pod warunkiem, że storage/ jest na persistent volume. Hostim daje wolumen jako standardowy zasób w projekcie.

How does this compare to Polish hosts like home.pl or OVH-PL?

home.pl is mostly shared/managed hosting; OVH-PL sells VPS and dedicated. Hostim is a managed Docker PaaS — you do not manage the OS, nginx, MySQL or backups yourself.

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