# Shopify app hosting · Meridian > Environments, deploys, databases, domains and logs for Shopify apps, included in every Meridian plan. Source: https://www.the-meridian.ai/hosting ## Hosting built for Shopify apps. Environments, deploys, databases, domains and logs, included in every plan. Everything hosting does, in one place. [Start building](https://app.the-meridian.ai/register) [Read the docs](https://help.the-meridian.ai/environments) ### Environments. One copy of your app per stage, each with its own URL, config and database. [Read the docs](https://help.the-meridian.ai/environments) - Built-in hosting, ready from day one - Variables and secrets manager - Personal development databases - A built-in database for every environment - Hosting add-ons - Connect your domain ### Deploys. From a push to production, with checks before merchants see anything. [Read the docs](https://help.the-meridian.ai/environments) - Manage it from Meridian CLI - One-click rollback - Automatic deployment pipeline - Run your app from your AI agent - Connect your GitHub repository ### Observability. See what your app is doing, and what it did. [Read the docs](https://help.the-meridian.ai/environments) - Unified resource usage overview - Built-in logs - Every webhook delivery ### Security and scale. Checks, access control and room to grow, built in. [Read the docs](https://help.the-meridian.ai/environments) - Stay safe with vulnerability scan on every deployment - Autoscaling on traffic spikes ### Included in every plan. Hosting limits by plan. Need more for one app? Move it up a size, the others stay where they are. [See pricing](https://www.the-meridian.ai/pricing) | | Lite | Pro | Enterprise | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Database | 1 GB | 5 GB | Custom | | Bandwidth | 25 GB | 100 GB | Custom | | Instances | up to 1 | up to 2 | Custom | | Environments | Dev, Prod | Dev, Prod | Dev, Staging, Prod | | Vulnerability scan | On deploy | On deploy | On deploy and on demand | | Build history | 7 days | 30 days | Custom | | Logs storage | 7 days | 30 days | Custom | ### Loved by Shopify teams. From solo developers to agencies and enterprises. > Meridian quickly became the obvious choice. Our app is already live thanks to the team! Starship Security > We migrated our app to Meridian after Mantle shut down. With the team’s help, it took 4 days. Customer Account Blocks See Meridian in action. Book a demo and we'll walk you through Meridian with your own apps. [Schedule a demo](https://www.the-meridian.ai/contact-sales) In the press ### They talk about Meridian ![The SaaS Hub](https://www.the-meridian.ai/assets/press-saashub.jpg) SaaS Hub · Issue #41 #### The Shopify app stack is getting too complicated Issue #41 of Shopify App Founders Edition takes a closer look at Meridian, from hosting and billing to API alerts, MCP and vulnerability scans. [Read the issue](https://thesaashub.com/Shopify-app-founders-edition-newsletter/shopify-app-stack-is-getting-too-complicated) ![The App Collective](https://www.the-meridian.ai/assets/press-app-collective.png) The App Collective · Newsletter #### Featured in The App Collective The App Collective newsletter presents Meridian as an operating platform for Shopify app partners: billing, analytics, email and automation. [Read the post](https://lnkd.in/p/eJNA244T) ![Watch For Tools](https://www.the-meridian.ai/assets/press-watchfor-tools.png) watchfor.tools · Directory #### Listed in the Shopify app vendor's toolkit An open, community-rated directory of tools for Shopify app builders features Meridian among its ecosystem suites. [See the listing](https://watchfor.tools/tools/meridian) ### Questions. #### Can I host the standard Shopify app template on Meridian? Yes. Meridian builds and runs the app in your own GitHub repository, including Shopify's React Router app template (formerly Remix) with Prisma. Point Prisma at the managed MySQL database and push. Migrations run once per deploy as a release command, before traffic moves to the new version. #### Which database does Meridian provide? A managed MySQL database for each environment, with the connection injected into your app automatically. PostgreSQL is coming. Production is backed up daily and backups are kept 7 days on Lite, 30 on Pro. #### Do developers get their own database for local work? Yes. Each developer gets a personal database for local work, started with the Meridian CLI (meridian dev) and never shared with a teammate. It is separate from the app's Development and Production databases, so local work never touches either. #### What happens to webhooks if my app is down or busy? Shopify sends your app's webhooks to Google Cloud Pub/Sub, not straight to your app. Meridian forwards each one, signed with your app's own secret. If your app times out or answers a 5xx or 429, Meridian tries twice more, 10 and then 30 seconds apart. Every delivery shows in a live log. #### Can I have a staging environment on Lite or Pro? Yes. Use the Development environment as staging: it has its own URL, secrets and database, so you can connect it to a separate staging Shopify app. Builds move to Production without being rebuilt. Enterprise adds a dedicated Staging step between the two. #### How do rollbacks work? A rollback switches all traffic back to a previous successful deployment instantly, with no rebuild. It reverts code and configuration, not the database, so migrations run once per deploy as a release step and production is backed up daily, and any backup can be restored. #### What does Meridian handle that a general host leaves to me? On a general host you get a server and assemble the rest. With Meridian it comes with every app: Shopify webhooks delivered over Google Cloud Pub/Sub, with per-shop subscriptions kept in sync as stores install and uninstall, failed deliveries retried and a live delivery log. A managed database with daily backups and migrations run on each deploy. Logs and resource usage. Alerts when a Shopify API version or breaking change affects your code. A vulnerability scan after each production deploy. Development and Production environments with PR previews, secrets in Google Secret Manager, and autoscaling. So when you compare prices, compare the whole list, not only the server. #### Am I locked in to Meridian? No. Your code stays in your own GitHub repository and runs as a standard container on Google Cloud Run. Any database backup downloads as a standard SQL dump, even while a payment is overdue, and you can export everything your organization holds at any time. If you cancel an app, its data is exported and emailed to the owners before anything is deleted. #### Where is my app hosted? On Google Cloud, in the EU (Belgium) by default, on every plan. On Enterprise you choose the EU or the US for each environment. #### Which environments do I get? Production and Development on every plan, each with its own URL, configuration, secrets and database. Enterprise adds Staging. Pull requests get their own preview deployments, and a build is promoted from one environment to the next without being rebuilt. #### What happens when my app gets a traffic spike? It scales with demand on Cloud Run, between zero and your plan's instance limit: 1 on Lite, 2 on Pro, 4 with the Medium hosting size ($79 / app / month) and 8 with Large ($199 / app / month). ### Ready to ship your next Shopify app? Book a personal walkthrough of Meridian. [Schedule a demo](https://www.the-meridian.ai/contact-sales) [Start building](https://app.the-meridian.ai/register)