Self-host OroCRM

CRM

deployed & timed by usprices checked · Aug 2026

OroCRM is an enterprise-grade open-source CRM built on Symfony, with workflow automation, marketing-automation tooling, and a B2B-oriented sales pipeline. Oro publishes an official multi-container Docker Compose demo (nginx, PHP-FPM, consumer/cron/websocket workers, and Postgres) that runs the oroinc/crm-application image.

Key facts

CategoryCRM

LicenseOSL-3.0

StackPHP, Symfony, PostgreSQL

Min RAM2048 MB

Dockeryes

Difficulty

Our recommendation

Reach for OroCRM when you want a CRM built for B2B and ecommerce workflows on a modern Symfony/PHP stack, with deep integration options if you're already running Oro's commerce products. It's one of the heavier, more complex deploys in this cluster (difficulty 4, 4 GB recommended) — a bigger operational commitment than EspoCRM or Vtiger, so make sure you actually need its B2B depth before choosing it over a lighter CRM.

What you need

Any VPS with at least 2048 MB of RAM
A domain you control — most self-hosted setups need HTTPS in front of them
About the better part of a day

Install

Run these commands on your server:

# OroCRM — official docker-demo compose (nginx + php-fpm + workers + Postgres)
# Oro's own docs flag this compose as a demo, not a hardened production setup
git clone https://github.com/oroinc/docker-demo.git && cd docker-demo
echo "ORO_IMAGE=oroinc/crm-application" >> .env
echo "127.0.0.1 oro.demo" | sudo tee -a /etc/hosts
docker compose up restore
docker compose up application  #  →  http://oro.demo  (admin / admin)

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What you take on

OroCRM asks for real infrastructure and a real licence read before you commit to it:

non-negotiableIt's OSL-3.0, not AGPL or MIT. The Open Software License is its own copyleft variant with different terms than the AGPL apps elsewhere in this cluster — read it rather than assuming it behaves like the others.

non-negotiableIt's a heavier, multi-service deploy. 4 GB recommended and difficulty 4 put it alongside SuiteCRM, well above EspoCRM's or Vtiger's simpler LAMP-style footprint — budget real server time for setup and maintenance.

non-negotiableIt's built for a specific use case. OroCRM's strength is B2B/ecommerce workflows — a general-purpose CRM need may be simpler served by EspoCRM or Twenty.

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