# Can I run Magento on shared hosting?
Source: https://docs.webgee.com/en/hosting/can-i-run-magento-on-shared-reseller-hosting



Technically yes. In practice, no — and it is worth understanding why before you
start.

## Why shared hosting is a poor fit [#why-shared-hosting-is-a-poor-fit]

Magento is unusually resource-hungry compared with WordPress or similar
applications:

* **High RAM and CPU baseline**, even when the store is idle.
* **Cron tasks that consume a lot of RAM, CPU and disk I/O** while regenerating
  caches and indexes. These run continuously, not just under traffic.

On a shared platform this shows up as slow page loads, cron jobs being killed
part-way through, and resource limit warnings — see
[Understanding the 503 resource limit error](/en/performance/understanding-and-resolving-the-503-error-resource-limit-reached).
The store may appear to work and then fail intermittently under real traffic,
which is worse than not working at all.

## What to use instead [#what-to-use-instead]

**Premium Hosting** allocates substantially more CPU and memory per account, and
includes **LiteMage** — LiteSpeed's Magento cache, which makes a very large
difference to page render times.

See [WebGee Premium Hosting](https://webgee.com/premium-hosting) and
[LiteMage](https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/cache-plugins/magento-acceleration).

For larger stores, a VPS or dedicated server gives you dedicated resources and
full control over PHP, cron scheduling and the database — see
[Set up your cloud server](/en/servers/cloud-server-quick-start).

## If you already have Magento on a shared plan [#if-you-already-have-magento-on-a-shared-plan]

The most common symptom is an incorrect memory limit reported by Magento's
readiness check — see
[Magento showing incorrect memory limit](/en/development/magento-showing-incorrect-memory-limit).

## Related [#related]

* [Understanding the 503 resource limit error](/en/performance/understanding-and-resolving-the-503-error-resource-limit-reached)
* [Understanding CloudLinux and LVE limits](/en/performance/understanding-cloudlinux-and-lve-limits-enhancing-server-stability-and-performan)
* [Entry processes explained](/en/performance/entry-processes-ep-what-is-an-entry-process)