Yes. You can export products, configurations, and database dumps from your ephemeral store before it expires. If you have a Cloud Dev Environment, you can also use Git to version your customizations.

Absolutely. You have full admin access — you can install plugins from the Shopware Store, upload custom plugins, configure themes, and modify any settings just as you would on a production store.

Yes. From your Cloud Dev Environment, you can pause, unpause, and extend the life of ephemeral stores. If you need a persistent store, you can upgrade to a hosted plan.

An ephemeral store is a temporary, fully functional Shopware 6 site cloned from a template. You get full admin access to explore, test, and demo. After 6 hours, the store is paused. If it remains paused and isn't extended, it's automatically cleaned up.

ShopForge integrates with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket for Git-based workflows, PR previews, and CI/CD triggers.

Every pull request can automatically get its own live Shopware instance. Reviewers can test changes in a real, running store before merging — not just read code diffs. Preview environments are created automatically and cleaned up when the PR is merged or closed.

ShopForge includes automated build and deploy pipelines triggered by Git pushes. You can run PHPUnit, PHPStan, and custom test suites on every commit, with automated code quality checks and zero-downtime deployments to production. Rollback to any previous deployment is instant.

Every ShopForge project can have separate development, staging, and production environments. Changes are promoted through the pipeline — develop in dev, review in staging, deploy to production. Each environment is isolated and can have its own configuration and data.

ShopForge provides the complete software development lifecycle for Shopware projects: multi-environment pipelines (dev, staging, production), built-in CI/CD with automated testing, Git-based workflows with branch-per-feature development, PR preview environments, zero-downtime deployments, rollbacks, and real-time monitoring and observability.

Ephemeral Shopware stores — fully functional for up to 6 hours — are completely free, with or without Cloud Dev Environments. No credit card required. For persistent hosting, production environments, and enterprise features, paid plans are available.