Deploy PHP on Kubernetes
Deploy custom PHP applications on Kubernetes with Wodby’s managed PHP stack. Use a repeatable deployment model, keep your services organized, and scale PHP workloads without reinventing the stack.
Start from a managed PHP stack
Deploy PHP applications on Kubernetes without assembling the full stack yourself from separate services, deployment steps, and environment settings.
Keep custom PHP deployments flexible
Use Kubernetes with a managed stack that gives you room to compose the services your application needs while keeping the workflow consistent.
Simplify day-to-day operations
Use built-in deployment tooling, backups, SSL, and infrastructure features so PHP teams spend less time on repetitive operations.
Why run PHP applications on Kubernetes?
Kubernetes gives PHP teams a way to standardize deployments, isolate supporting services, and scale applications with a more modern hosting model.
Wodby packages that into a managed PHP stack so you can deploy custom PHP workloads on Kubernetes without maintaining a bespoke setup for every project.
A practical fit for custom PHP workloads
- Keep web, PHP runtime, cache, and database services organized in one stack.
- Scale PHP applications and supporting services as workload demands change.
- Use the same deployment model across development, staging, and production.
- Reduce custom work around SSL, backups, infrastructure updates, and releases.
What you get with Wodby
- Managed PHP stack for Kubernetes-based deployments
- Built-in CI/CD and image build workflow
- Automated backups and imports for safer releases and migrations
- Managed SSL certificates and domain setup
- Flexible scaling and resource controls
- Open, portable infrastructure via Wodby’s platform model
Connect the Kubernetes provider you already use
Run PHP applications on managed Kubernetes from your cloud account for a flexible, scalable foundation that is easier to upgrade and well suited for high-availability architectures. If you need a lower cost option, choose a lean K3S setup on a dedicated server and still keep a Kubernetes-based workflow.
Budget option: K3S on a dedicated server
For custom PHP apps, smaller client projects, and multi-app hosting setups, Wodby can run on a dedicated server from providers such as Hetzner and OVH using K3S, a lightweight Kubernetes distribution.
That makes Kubernetes more affordable for PHP workloads. You can run many PHP apps on one server, share infrastructure efficiently, and keep costs lower than a full managed Kubernetes setup.
Read more in our blog post about affordable Kubernetes with K3S.
Managed Kubernetes for scalable PHP hosting
Managed Kubernetes is the better fit when your PHP applications need more flexibility, easier upgrades, cleaner scaling, and stronger production resilience.
It supports high-availability architectures more naturally and gives you a better path to grow services and infrastructure without changing the underlying deployment model.
How PHP deployment works on Wodby
- 1
Choose a Kubernetes cluster from your preferred provider or use a Wodby-managed option.
- 2
Create a new app from the PHP stack and connect your repository.
- 3
Configure services, domains, environment variables, persistent volumes, and databases.
- 4
Deploy changes through the built-in CI/CD workflow and scale services as requirements grow.
Read more about stack management in our documentation.
Suitable for custom PHP projects and multi-app environments
If you deploy multiple PHP applications, need a repeatable stack, or want to move to Kubernetes without rebuilding your hosting model from scratch, this setup fits that need.
Wodby gives PHP teams a managed stack on Kubernetes with room for customization through services and integrations.
Preview of the PHP stack services
Explore the default services included in Wodby’s managed PHP stack for Kubernetes on the PHP stack page.
Services included in stack
| Stack service | Service | Versions | Enabled by default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nginx | Nginx (PHP) | 1.29, 1.28, 1.27, 1.25 | ||
| PHP | PHP | 8.5, 8.4, 8.3, 8.2, 8.1 | ||
| SSHD | ||||
| MariaDB | MariaDB | 11.8, 11.4, 11.2 | ||
| Mailpit | Mailpit | 1.20 | ||
| Apache HTTP server | Apache HTTP server (PHP) | 2.4 | ||
| PostgreSQL | PostgreSQL | 18 | ||
| Valkey | Valkey | 8.1, 7.2 | ||
| OpenSMTPD | OpenSMTPD | 7 | ||
| Gotenger | Gotenberg | 8 |
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We moved our Drupal hosting to use Wodby and changed our development workflow to use Docker at the same time. Now we can concentrate on Drupal development and we're not losing time configuring servers etc. When a site needs additional resources or hosting in a different region we can be way more responsive as deploying a new instance takes no time at all.
Tony MillerDirector at Eighty Options
Wodby’s innovative infrastructure helped us to increase the speed and simplify our app deployment, while also leaving us the freedom of handling our hosting and not locking us on a specific pattern. We are now much more robust for future growth and will be able to innovate faster.
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Marko KorhonenCTO at Druid
Ready to deploy PHP on Kubernetes?
Join companies worldwide saving an average of 20+ hours of DevOps time per week with Wodby's managed Kubernetes platform.
- Deploy, scale, and manage applications with zero infrastructure complexity
- Maximized resource efficiency
- Accelerate time-to-market with 3x faster deployment cycles
- Free your team from DevOps overhead to focus on innovation
Start for free
- 10 app services
- 30 minutes of integrated CI
- 5 GB of private registry
- Stacks & integrations
- Technical domains with SSL